Taribavirin

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Taribavirin
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Clinical data
Synonyms1-(β-D-Ribofuranosyl)-
1,2,4-triazole-3-carboximide
Pregnancy
category
  • X
Routes of
administration
Oral capsule
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • In Phase III drug trials
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability9%
MetabolismMetabolized to 5'phosphates, de-riboside, and deriboside carboxylic acid
Elimination half-life12 days - Multiple Dose; 120-170 hours - Single Dose
Excretion10% fecal, remainder in urine (30% unchanged, remainder metabolites)
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
DrugBank
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC8H13N5O4
Molar mass243.220 g/mol (279.681 g/mol for HCl salt)

Taribavirin (rINN; also known as viramidine, codenamed ICN 3142) is an antiviral drug in Phase III human trials, but not yet approved for pharmaceutical use. It is a prodrug of ribavirin, active against a number of DNA and RNA viruses. Taribavirin has better liver-targeting than ribavirin, and has a shorter life in the body due to less penetration and storage in red blood cells. It is expected eventually to be the drug of choice for viral hepatitis syndromes in which ribavirin is active. These include hepatitis C and perhaps also hepatitis B and yellow fever.

Taribavirin is as active against influenza as ribavirin in animal models, with slightly less toxicity, so it may also eventually replace ribavirin as an anti-influenza agent.

Taribavirin is being developed by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, the parent company of Ribapharm, the company which first reported synthesis and testing of the drug in 1973. Valeant is testing the drug as a treatment for chronic hepatitis C.

Note on formulas: The carboxamidine group of this molecule is somewhat basic, and therefore this drug is also known and administered as the hydrochloride salt (with a corresponding .HCl chemical formula and different ChemID / PubChem number). At physiologic pH, the positive charge on the molecule from partial protonation of the carboximide group contributes to the relative slowness with which the drug crosses cell membranes (such as in red blood cells) until it has been metabolized into ribavirin. In the liver, however, the transformation from carboxamidine to carboxamide happens on first-pass metabolism and contributes to the higher levels of ribavirin found in liver cells and bile when viramidine is administered.

References

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  5. Witkowski, J. T. (1973). "Synthesis and antiviral activity of 1,2,4-triazole-3-thiocarboxamide and 1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamidine ribonucleosides". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 16: 935–7. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help)


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