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|Section2= }} Axona is a medical food marketed for the clinical dietary management of the impairment of metabolic processes associated with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. It is a proprietary formulation of fractionated coconut oil (caprylic triglyceride), a medium-chain triglyceride. Accera, Inc., the company that makes Axona, states that during digestion, caprylic triglyceride is broken down into ketones, which provide an alternative energy source for the brain. Its use is based on the idea that the brain's ability to use its normal energy source, glucose, is impaired in Alzheimer's disease. Axona was first sold in March 2009. Axona has not been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a drug to treat Alzheimer's and the efficacy of managing the health of Alzheimer's patients by use of this medical food has been questioned by experts in the field, including the Alzheimer's Association. ==Description== Axona is a medical food marketed to assist with dietary management of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease.〔(Accera's product page for Axona )〕 Axona is formulated for oral administration and is sold by prescription. The largest ingredient in Axona is caprylic triglyceride,〔 also known as fractionated coconut oil, a medium-chain triglyceride.〔 caprylic triglyceride is Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) by the FDA.〔Staff, FDA. Page Last Updated: April 2013. (Select Committee on GRAS Substances (SCOGS) Opinion: Caprylic Acid )〕 A medical food in the US is an official FDA product classification, and was originally defined by Congress as part of the Orphan Drug Amendments of 1988 as "a food which is formulated to be consumed or administered through a feeding tube under the supervision of a physician and which is intended for the specific dietary management of a disease or condition for which distinctive nutritional requirements, based on recognized scientific principles, are established by medical evaluation."〔Staff, FDA. May 1997; Revised May 2007 (Guidance for Industry: Frequently Asked Questions About Medical Foods )〕 Medical foods are not drugs and cannot be marketed as treating or preventing a disease or condition; the FDA does not evaluate the efficacy and safety of medical foods.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Axona」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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