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teriflunomide

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teriflunomide

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Also known as A77 1726, Aubagio®, flucyamide, HMR-1726, A 77-1726, HMR 1726, A 771726, (Z)-2-cyano-alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluoro-3-hydroxy-p-crotonotoluidide

Teriflunomide, sold under the brand name Aubagio, is the active metabolite of leflunomide. Teriflunomide was investigated in the Phase III clinical trial TEMSO as a medication for multiple sclerosis (MS). The study was completed in July 2010. 2-year results were positive. However, the subsequent TENERE head-to-head comparison trial reported that "although permanent discontinuations [of therapy] were substantially less common among MS patients who received teriflunomide compared with interferon beta-1a, relapses were more common with teriflunomide." The drug was approved for use in the United S

Key facts

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Ball-and-stick model of the teriflunomide molecule
Drug.tradename
Aubagio
Drug.MedlinePlus
a613010
Drug.DailyMedID
Teriflunomide
Drug.pregnancy_AU
X
Drug.pregnancy_category
Contraindicated
Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth
Drug.ATC_prefix
L04
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AK02
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S4
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C1

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Chemical data

Formula
C12H9F3N2O2
Molecular weight
270.21 g/mol
IUPAC name
(Z)-2-cyano-3-hydroxy-N-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]but-2-enamide
SMILES
C/C(=C(\C#N)/C(=O)NC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(F)(F)F)/O
InChIKey
UTNUDOFZCWSZMS-YFHOEESVSA-N
XLogP
3.3
Polar surface area
73.1 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
6
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule
First approval
2012
Admin. routes
oral
Indications
kidney disease, celiac disease, tropical spastic paraparesis, multiple sclerosis

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Wikidata facts

Mass
270.062
Has use
medication
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chemical formula
C₁₂H₉F₃N₂O₂
medical condition treated
multiple sclerosis
isomeric SMILES
C/C(=C(\C#N)/C(=O)NC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(F)(F)F)/O
canonical SMILES
CC(=C(C#N)C(=O)NC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(F)(F)F)O
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
teriflunomide
defined daily dose
14
Commons category
Teriflunomide
legal status (medicine)
boxed warning
native label
Aubagio
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Adverse effects
  • Mechanisms of action
  • Activation of leflunomide to teriflunomide
  • References

Teriflunomide, sold under the brand name Aubagio, is the active metabolite of leflunomide. Teriflunomide was investigated in the Phase III clinical trial TEMSO as a medication for multiple sclerosis (MS). The study was completed in July 2010. 2-year results were positive. However, the subsequent TENERE head-to-head comparison trial reported that "although permanent discontinuations [of therapy] were substantially less common among MS patients who received teriflunomide compared with interferon beta-1a, relapses were more common with teriflunomide." The drug was approved for use in the United States in September 2012 and for use in the European Union in August 2013.

==Adverse effects==

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