Idraparinux
Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
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Nonasodium (2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-6- | |
Clinical data | |
Legal status | Investigational |
Routes | Subcutaneous |
Pharmacokinetic data | |
Half-life | 80-130 hours |
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CAS number | 149920-56-9 |
ATC code | None |
PubChem | CID 3083444 |
ChemSpider | 2340656 |
Chemical data | |
Formula | C38H55Na9O49S7 |
Mol. mass | 1727.17683 g/mol |
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Idraparinux sodium is an anticoagulant medication in development by Sanofi-Aventis.[1]
It has a similar chemical structure and the same method of action as fondaparinux, but with an elimination half-life about five to six times longer (an increase from fondaparinux's 17 hours to approximately 80 hours), which means that the drug should only need to be injected once a week.
As of July 2007, it has completed the Phase III clinical trial AMADEUS.
Method of action
Idraparinux selectively blocks coagulation factor Xa.[2]
See Heparin: Mechanism of anticoagulant action for a comparison of the mechanism of heparin, low-molecular-weight heparins, fondaparinux and idraparinux.
References
- ↑ Bousser MG, Bouthier J, Büller HR, et al. (January 2008). "Comparison of idraparinux with vitamin K antagonists for prevention of thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial". Lancet 371 (9609): 315–21. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60168-3. PMID 18294998.
- ↑ Buller HR, Cohen AT, Davidson B, et al. (September 2007). "Idraparinux versus standard therapy for venous thromboembolic disease". N. Engl. J. Med. 357 (11): 1094–104. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa064247. PMID 17855670.
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