Selexipag (ACT-293987 NS-304) is a drug currently in development by Actelion as a treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Selexipag and its active metabolite ACT-333679 are agonists at the PGI2 prostaglandin receptor which leads to vasodilation in the pulmonary circulation.
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