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Felodipine

L-type calcium channel blocker, 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
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24278449
NACRES:
NA.77
MDL number:
MFCD00868316

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Product Name

Felodipine, solid

SMILES string

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

InChI key

RZTAMFZIAATZDJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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

form

solid

solubility

DMSO: 20 mg/mL
H2O: insoluble

originator

AstraZeneca

Quality Level

200

Gene Information

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

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Biochem/physiol Actions

L-type calcium channel blocker

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

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.

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Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 3

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Sheng Qi et al.
Pharmaceutical research, 28(9), 2311-2326 (2011-05-25)
To characterise phase separations in aged hot-melt-extruded solid dispersions at a micron to submicron scale. Hot-melt-extruded felodipine and Eudragit® E PO systems at a range of compositions were studied after a standard period of aging to allow phase separation to
Effects of felodipine on haemodynamics and exercise capacity in patients with angina pectoris.
Sheridan JV, et al.
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 23(4), 391-396 (1987)
Meyler's Side Effects of Cardiovascular Drugs (2009)
Sofia A Papadimitriou et al.
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V, 82(1), 175-186 (2012-06-27)
In the present study, the efficiency of PVP/PEG200 mixtures as appropriate carries for the preparation of solid dispersions by melt mixing was evaluated. Felodipine (FELO) was used as a poorly water soluble model drug. The effect of several melt mixing
David E Alonzo et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 100(8), 3316-3331 (2011-05-25)
Amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) are widely utilized in the pharmaceutical industry for bioavailability enhancement of low solubility drugs. The important factors governing the dissolution behavior of these systems are still far from adequately understood. As a consequence, it is of
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