Isavuconazole

Chemical formula: C₂₂H₁₇F₂N₅OS  Molecular mass: 437.47 g/mol 

Active ingredient description

Isavuconazole is an active form of isavuconazonium. Isavuconazole inhibits lanosterol 14-alpha demethylase (or CYP51A1) and leads to the accumulation of ergosterol toxic precursors in the fungal cytoplasm. Isavuconazole is indicated for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis and invasive mucormycosis.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
J02AC05 J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J02 Antimycotics for systemic use → J02A Antimycotics for systemic use → J02AC Triazole and tetrazole derivatives
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title Information Source Document Type  
CRESEMBA Hard capsule European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC
CRESEMBA Powder for concentrate for solution for infusion European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 241479-67-4
DrugBank Drug: DB11633
RxNorm Ingredient: 1720882
SNOMED-CT Concept: 765386003
Isavuconazole (substance)
UNII Identifier: 60UTO373KE
ISAVUCONAZOLE

Medicines

Isavuconazole is an active ingredient of these brands:

United States (US)

Austria (AT)

Brazil (BR)

Canada (CA)

Croatia (HR)

Cyprus (CY)

Ecuador (EC)

Estonia (EE)

Finland (FI)

France (FR)

Hong Kong (HK)

Ireland (IE)

Israel (IL)

Japan (JP)

Lithuania (LT)

Netherlands (NL)

Poland (PL)

Romania (RO)

Singapore (SG)

Spain (ES)

United Kingdom (UK)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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