User:Mr. Ibrahem/Obeticholic acid

Obeticholic acid (OCA), sold under the brand name Ocaliva, is a medication used to treat primary biliary cholangitis. It is generally used in addition to ursodeoxycholic acid when this is insufficiently effective. It is taken by mouth.

Common side effects include itching and tiredness. Other side effects may include liver problems. It is a modified form of bile acid and works by attaching to farnesoid X receptors and decreasing bile production by the liver.

Obeticholic acid was approved for medical use in the United States and Europe in 2016. In the United Kingdom it costs the NHS about £2,400 per month as of 2021. In the United States this amount costs about 8,000 USD.