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Meldonium (International Nonproprietary Name, INN; trade name Mildronate, among others) is a limited-market pharmaceutical, developed in 1970 by Ivars Kalviņš at the USSR Latvia Institute of Organic Synthesis, and now manufactured by the Latvian pharmaceutical company Grindeks and several generic manufacturers. It is primarily distributed in Eastern European countries as an anti-ischemia medication. Since 1 January 2016, it has been on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) list of substances Ban (law), banned from use by athletes. Meldonium can be used as a metabolic modulator, changing how some hormones accelerate or slow down enzymatic reactions in the body. However, there are debates over its use as an athletic performance enhancer. Some athletes are known to have used meldonium before it was banned. Nevertheless, many athletes have been suspended or disqualified officially in relation to this drug. Medical use Meldonium may be used to treat coronary artery disease. Th ...
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Grindeks
JSC Grindeks (branded as ''Grindex'') is an internationally operating Latvian pharmaceutical company with headquarters in Riga, Latvia. Its product portfolio consists of original products, Generic drug, generics, and active pharmaceutical ingredients. It mostly focuses on Circulatory system, cardiovascular, central nervous system, Cancer, anti-cancer and diabetes medicines. Grindeks is the leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in the Baltic states, Baltic States. In 2021 Grindeks imported products to more than 90 countries in the world. Grindeks Group consists of JSC Grindeks and its four subsidiaries â€JSC Kalceks(Latvia)HBM Pharma Ltd.(Slovakia)(Estonia) and ''Namu apsaimniekoÅ¡anas projekti'' Ltd. (Latvia). History 1946-1990 * The history of Grindeks starts in 1946 when its predecessor, the Vitamin and Hormones Plant – was transformed into an experimental plant for the production of medicines. * In 1957, the Vitamin and Hormones Plant becomes part of the newly establish ...
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Ivars Kalviņš
Ivars Kalviņš (born 2 June 1947) is a Latvian chemist who invented the drug meldonium, trade-named Mildronate.Ivars KALVIŅŠ
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Biography

In 1969 Kalviņš graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry, , and in 1985 defended a habilitation at the Saint Petersburg State University. Since 1986 he works at the Riga Institute of Organic Synthesis, which he headed in 2003–2014. Earlier between 1994 ...
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