Oseltamivir - Tamiflu influenza drug profile

Pharmaceutical name: Oseltamivir (INN)

Substance: oseltamivir phosphate

Common brand, trade, commercial denominations: Tamiflu.

Manufacturers: Gilead Sciences, Roche, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.

Systematic (IUPAC) name: ethyl (3R,4R,5S)-5-amino-4-acetamido-3-(pentan-3-yloxy)cyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylate
Molecular formula: C16H28N2O4
Molecular mass: 312.4 g/mol
Bioavailability: 75%
Half life: 6–10 hours
Excretion: renal

CAS number: 196618-13-0
Drug category: antiviral agents, enzyme inhibitors
Drug class: neuraminidase inhibitor
Routes: oral

This article was published on Wednesday 02 September, 2009.
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