Azasetron

Azasetron
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
  • none
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability90%
Excretion60-70%
Identifiers
IUPAC name
  • N-(1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octan-8-yl)-6-chloro-4-methyl-3-oxo-1,4-benzoxazine-8-carboxamide
CAS Number
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC17H20ClN3O3
Molar mass349.82 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
SMILES
  • CN1C(=O)COc2c1cc(Cl)cc2C(=O)NC3CN4CCC3CC4
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C17H20ClN3O3/c1-20-14-7-11(18)6-12(16(14)24-9-15(20)22)17(23)19-13-8-21-4-2-10(13)3-5-21/h6-7,10,13H,2-5,8-9H2,1H3,(H,19,23) checkY
  • Key:WUKZPHOXUVCQOR-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
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Azasetron is an antiemetic which acts as a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, pKi = 9.27 [1] It is used in the management of nausea and vomiting induced by cancer chemotherapy (such as cisplatin chemotherapy). Azasetron hydrochloride is given in a usual dose of 10 mg once daily by mouth or intravenously. It is approved for marketing in Japan, and marketed exclusively by Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. under the trade names "Serotone I.V. Injection 10 mg" and "Serotone Tablets 10 mg".[2] Pharmacokinetics data from S. Tsukagoshi.[3]

References

  1. "Azasetron". drugcentral.org/. UNM School of Medicine. 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  2. "Torii Pharmaceutical to Solely Market Antiemetic Drugs". Torii Pharmaceutical Co Ltd. 2009-01-13. Archived from the original on 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  3. Tsukagoshi S (June 1999). "[Pharmacokinetics of azasetron (Serotone), a selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonist]". Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer & Chemotherapy. 26 (7): 1001–8. PMID 10396331.

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