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3-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-N-(3,5-dichloropyridin-4-yl)-4-(difluoromethoxy)benzamide | |
Clinical data | |
Trade names | Daxas, Daliresp |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Consumer Drug Information |
MedlinePlus | a611034 |
Licence data | EMA:Link, US FDA:link |
Pregnancy cat. | C(US) |
Legal status | POM (UK) ℞-only (US) |
Routes | Oral |
Identifiers | |
CAS number | 162401-32-3 |
ATC code | R03DX07 |
PubChem | CID 158787 |
ChemSpider | 139677 |
UNII | 0P6C6ZOP5U |
ChEMBL | CHEMBL193240 |
Chemical data | |
Formula | C17H14Cl2F2N2O3 |
Mol. mass | 403.207 g/mol |
SMILES | eMolecules & PubChem |
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Roflumilast (trade names Daxas, Daliresp) is a drug which acts as a selective, long-acting inhibitor of the enzyme PDE-4. It has antiinflammatory effects and is under development as an orally administered drug for the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the lungs such as asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).[1][2][3][4] While roflumilast was found to be effective in clinical trials, it produced several dose-limiting side effects including nausea, diarrhoea and headache, and development is continuing in an attempt to minimise the incidence of side effects while retaining clinical efficacy.[5]
In June 2010, Daxas was approved in the EU for severe COPD associated with chronic bronchitis.[6] In March 2011, Daliresp gained FDA approval in the US for reducing COPD exacerbations.[7]
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