The molecule is a methanesulfonate (mesylate) salt prepared from equimolar amounts of lomitapide and methanesulfonic acid. Used as a complement to a low-fat diet and other lipid-lowering treatments in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. It has a role as an anticholesteremic drug and a MTP inhibitor. It contains a lomitapide(1+).
methanesulfonic acid;N-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-9-[4-[4-[[2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]benzoyl]amino]piperidin-1-yl]butyl]fluorene-9-carboxamide