famciclovir (famvir) Report issue

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Famciclovir is a guanosine analogue antiviral drug used for the treatment of various herpesvirus infections, most commonly for herpes zoster (shingles). It is a prodrug form of penciclovir with improved oral bioavailability. Famciclovir is marketed under the trade name Famvir (Novartis).   Wikipedia

Chemistry

  • SMILES: CC(=O)OCC(CCN1C=NC2=CN=C(N)N=C12)COC(C)=O
  • InChIKey: GGXKWVWZWMLJEH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • Mol. Mass: 321.3318
  • ALogP: 0.54
  • ChEMBL Molecule:
    famciclovir  
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Pharmacology

Drug Pricing (per unit)

United States

$0.3351 - $0.8510

Australia

$0.4212 - $0.8426
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Note: This drug pricing data is preliminary, incomplete, and may contain errors.

Alternative names

2-(2-(2-amino-9h-purin-9-yl)ethyl)-1,3-propanediol diacetate | 9-(4-acetoxy-3-(acetoxymethyl)but-1-yl)-2-aminopurine | 9-[4-acetoxy-3-(acetoxymethyl)but-1-yl]-2-aminopurine | acetic acid 2-acetoxymethyl-4-(2-amino-purin-9-yl)-butyl ester | brl 42810 | brl-42810 | famciclovir | famciclovirum | famcivir | famcyclovir | famtrex | famvir | fcv

Organizations (19)

Research & Development (11)

Organization Org Type FDA approvals Clinical Trials involvement Org ID Force Sort

Marketing (10)

Organization Org Type FDA approvals Clinical Trials involvement Org ID Force Sort

Indications (8)

Approved Indications (3)


 

Herpes Genitalis

Herpes Labialis

Herpes Zoster

Experimental Indications - Clinical Trial Phases 1-4 (8)


 

Chickenpox (Phase 3)

Healthy Volunteers (Phase 1)

Herpes Genitalis ()

Herpes Labialis ()

Herpes Simplex (Phase 3)

Herpes Zoster ()

Meniere Disease (Phase 3)

Multiple Sclerosis (Phase 2)

Overview

  • Highest Phase: Phase 4
  • # of Trials: 19
  • # of Trial Organizations: 11

Trials by Phase

Trial Phase Start Date Organizations Indications

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