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F9677

Sigma-Aldrich

Felodipine

solid

Synonym(s):

4-(2,3-Dichlorophenyl)-1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-pyridinecarboxylic acid ethyl methyl ester, Plendil

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H19NO4Cl2
CAS Number:
72509-76-3
Molecular Weight:
384.25
MDL number:
MFCD00868316
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24278449
NACRES:
NA.77

form

solid

solubility

DMSO: 20 mg/mL
H2O: insoluble

originator

AstraZeneca

SMILES string

CCOC(=O)C1=C(C)NC(C)=C(C1c2cccc(Cl)c2Cl)C(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C18H19Cl2NO4/c1-5-25-18(23)14-10(3)21-9(2)13(17(22)24-4)15(14)11-7-6-8-12(19)16(11)20/h6-8,15,21H,5H2,1-4H3

InChI key

RZTAMFZIAATZDJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CACNA1C(775) , CACNA1D(776) , CACNA1F(778) , CACNA1S(779) , CACNA2D1(781) , NR3C2(4306)

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General description

Felodipine is a dihydropyridine derivative. It has diuretic properties. Felodipine has high vascular selectivity. It is used to treat hypertension. Felodipine regulates chronic stable angina.

Biochem/physiol Actions

L-type calcium channel blocker

Features and Benefits

This compound was developed by AstraZeneca. To browse the list of other pharma-developed compounds and Approved Drugs/Drug Candidates, click here.

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H361d,H373,H410

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Repr. 2 - STOT RE 2 Inhalation

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Haiyan Li et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 427(2), 270-275 (2012-03-01)
Tomographic imaging techniques are attractive tools for the visualization of the internal structural characteristics of pharmaceutical solid dosage forms. In this paper, the internal structure of the tablet core for a monolith osmotic drug delivery system, felodipine sustained-release tablet, was
Marianne Dybdahl et al.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 262(3), 301-309 (2012-05-26)
The pregnane X receptor (PXR) has a key role in regulating the metabolism and transport of structurally diverse endogenous and exogenous compounds. Activation of PXR has the potential to initiate adverse effects, causing drug-drug interactions, and perturbing normal physiological functions.
Nikolaos Scoutaris et al.
Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine, 23(2), 385-391 (2011-11-16)
Three different formulations comprising two drugs, felodipine and hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) and two polymers, poly(vinyl pyrolidone) (PVP) and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) were inkjet printed as micro-dot arrays and analysed on an individual micro-spot basis by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS).
Emilie Hénin et al.
The AAPS journal, 14(2), 155-163 (2012-01-31)
Absorption models used in the estimation of pharmacokinetic drug characteristics from plasma concentration data are generally empirical and simple, utilizing no prior information on gastro-intestinal (GI) transit patterns. Our aim was to develop and evaluate an estimation strategy based on
Yuqing Zhang et al.
Journal of hypertension, 30(11), 2202-2212 (2012-09-20)
In antihypertensive treatment trials, when randomized therapies do not reach target, additional drugs are administered. However, patients requiring (add-on) or not requiring add-on therapy (no-add-on) may be at different cardiovascular risk and differently susceptible to benefits of antihypertensive treatment. The
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