Oseltamivir

Chemical formula: C₁₆H₂₈N₂O₄  Molecular mass: 312.405 g/mol  PubChem compound: 65028

Active ingredient description

Oseltamivir (oseltamivir carboxylate) is a selective inhibitor of influenza virus neuraminidase enzymes, which are glycoproteins found on the virion surface. Viral neuraminidase enzyme activity is important both for viral entry into uninfected cells and for the release of recently formed virus particles from infected cells, and for the further spread of infectious virus in the body.

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
J05AH02 Oseltamivir J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J05 Antivirals for systemic use → J05A Direct acting antivirals → J05AH Neuraminidase inhibitors
Discover more medicines within J05AH02

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  
TAMIFLU Powder for oral suspension European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC
TAMIFLU Hard capsule European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 196618-13-0
DrugBank Drug: DB00198
KEGG Drug: D00900
PubChem Compound: 65028
RxNorm Ingredient: 260101
SNOMED-CT Concept: 412261005
Oseltamivir (substance)
UNII Identifier: 20O93L6F9H
OSELTAMIVIR

Medicines

Oseltamivir 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)

Italy (IT)

Japan (JP)

Lithuania (LT)

Mexico (MX)

Netherlands (NL)

New Zealand (NZ)

Poland (PL)

Romania (RO)

Singapore (SG)

South Africa (ZA)

Spain (ES)

Tunisia (TN)

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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