Tedalinab (GRC-10693) is a drug developed by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of osteoarthritis and neuropathic pain, which acts as a potent and selective cannabinoid CB₂

receptor Receptor may refer to: * Sensory receptor, in physiology, any structure which, on receiving environmental stimuli, produces an informative nerve impulse *Receptor (biochemistry), in biochemistry, a protein molecule that receives and responds to a ...

agonist An agonist is a chemical that activates a receptor to produce a biological response. Receptors are cellular proteins whose activation causes the cell to modify what it is currently doing. In contrast, an antagonist blocks the action of the ago ...

. It has a very high selectivity of 4700x for CB₂ over the related CB₁ receptor, has good oral bioavailability and has shown promising safety results and effective

analgesic An analgesic drug, also called simply an analgesic (American English), analgaesic (British English), pain reliever, or painkiller, is any member of the group of drugs used to achieve relief from pain (that is, analgesia or pain management). It ...

and antiinflammatory actions in early clinical trials. Many related compounds are known, most of which also show high CB₂ selectivity.Glenmark Pharmaceuticals. NOVEL CANNABINOID RECEPTOR LIGANDS, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THEM, AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION, Filed June 1st, 2006. WO 2006/129178.
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