Olaparib

Chemical formula: C₂₄H₂₃FN₄O₃  Molecular mass: 434.463 g/mol 

Active ingredient description

Olaparib is a potent inhibitor of human poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase enzymes (PARP-1, PARP-2, and PARP-3), and has been shown to inhibit the growth of selected tumour cell lines in vitro and tumour growth in vivo either as a standalone treatment or in combination with established chemotherapies or new hormonal agents (NHA).

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
L01XK01 L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L01 Antineoplastic agents → L01X Other antineoplastic agents → L01XK Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors
Discover more medicines within L01XK01

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  
LYNPARZA Film-coated tablet European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 763113-22-0
DrugBank Drug: DB09074
KEGG Drug: D09730
RxNorm Ingredient: 1597582
SNOMED-CT Concept: 432162002
Olaparib (substance)
UNII Identifier: WOH1JD9AR8
OLAPARIB

Medicines

Olaparib is an active ingredient of these brands:

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Canada (CA)

Croatia (HR)

Cyprus (CY)

Ecuador (EC)

Estonia (EE)

Finland (FI)

France (FR)

Hong Kong (HK)

Ireland (IE)

Israel (IL)

Italy (IT)

Japan (JP)

Lithuania (LT)

Netherlands (NL)

New Zealand (NZ)

Poland (PL)

Romania (RO)

Singapore (SG)

Spain (ES)

Turkey (TR)

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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