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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C25H28N6O.ClH
Molecular Weight 464.99
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of IRBESARTAN HYDROCHLORIDE

SMILES

Cl.CCCCC1=NC2(CCCC2)C(=O)N1CC3=CC=C(C=C3)C4=C(C=CC=C4)C5=NN=NN5

InChI

InChIKey=ZUYFSRQJPNUOQU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C25H28N6O.ClH/c1-2-3-10-22-26-25(15-6-7-16-25)24(32)31(22)17-18-11-13-19(14-12-18)20-8-4-5-9-21(20)23-27-29-30-28-23;/h4-5,8-9,11-14H,2-3,6-7,10,15-17H2,1H3,(H,27,28,29,30);1H

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Irbesartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) used mainly for the treatment of hypertension. It was developed by Sanofi Research (now part of Sanofi-Aventis). It is marketed under the trade names Aprovel, Karvea, and Avapro. AVAPRO is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) indicated for: • Treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. • Treatment of diabetic nephropathy in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes, an elevated serum creatinine, and proteinuria. Irbesartan is a specific competitive antagonist of AT1 receptors with a much greater affinity (more than 8500-fold) for the AT1 receptor than for the AT2 receptor and no agonist activity.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: Studies in animals indicate that radiolabeled irbesartan weakly crosses the blood-brain barrier and placenta.

Approval Year

TargetsConditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
AVAPRO

Approved Use

AVAPRO is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) indicated for: • Treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. (1.1) • Treatment of diabetic nephropathy in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes, an elevated serum creatinine, and proteinuria

Launch Date

1997
Primary
AVAPRO

Approved Use

AVAPRO is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) indicated for: • Treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. (1.1) • Treatment of diabetic nephropathy in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes, an elevated serum creatinine, and proteinuria

Launch Date

1997
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
3.3 μg/mL
300 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 300 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
2.9 μg/mL
300 mg single, oral
dose: 300 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
4.4 μg/mL
600 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 600 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
4.9 μg/mL
600 mg single, oral
dose: 600 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
5.6 μg/mL
900 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 900 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
5.3 μg/mL
900 mg single, oral
dose: 900 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
2.04 μg/mL
150 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 150 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
1.9 μg/mL
150 mg single, oral
dose: 150 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
19.8 μg × h/mL
300 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 300 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
20 μg × h/mL
300 mg single, oral
dose: 300 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
31.9 μg × h/mL
600 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 600 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
32.6 μg × h/mL
600 mg single, oral
dose: 600 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
34.2 μg × h/mL
900 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 900 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
44.8 μg × h/mL
900 mg single, oral
dose: 900 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
9.3 μg × h/mL
150 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 150 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
9.7 μg × h/mL
150 mg single, oral
dose: 150 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
11 h
300 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 300 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
14 h
300 mg single, oral
dose: 300 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
15 h
600 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 600 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
14 h
600 mg single, oral
dose: 600 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
14 h
900 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 900 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
17 h
900 mg single, oral
dose: 900 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
11 h
150 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 150 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
16 h
150 mg single, oral
dose: 150 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IRBESARTAN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
10%
unknown, unknown
IRBESARTAN serum
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
900 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 900 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 900 mg, 1 times / day
Sources: Page: p.247, p.250
healthy, 20-45
n = 9
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 20-45
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 9
Sources: Page: p.247, p.250
Sources: Page: p.247, p.250
300 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (max)
Recommended
Dose: 300 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 300 mg, 1 times / day
Sources: Page: p.1
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Hypertension|diabetic nephropathy
Sources: Page: p.1
Disc. AE: Disorder fetal...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Disorder fetal
Sources: Page: p.1
300 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 300 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 300 mg, 1 times / day
Sources: Page: p.6
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Diabetic nephropathy
Sources: Page: p.6
Disc. AE: Hyperkalemia...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Hyperkalemia (2.1%)
Sources: Page: p.6
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Disorder fetal Disc. AE
300 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (max)
Recommended
Dose: 300 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 300 mg, 1 times / day
Sources: Page: p.1
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Hypertension|diabetic nephropathy
Sources: Page: p.1
Hyperkalemia 2.1%
Disc. AE
300 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 300 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 300 mg, 1 times / day
Sources: Page: p.6
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Diabetic nephropathy
Sources: Page: p.6
Overview

OverviewOther

Drug as perpetrator​Drug as victim

Drug as victim

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
yes
yes
yes (co-administration study)
Comment: in clinical studies the consequences of concomitant irbesartan on the pharmacodynamics of warfarin were negligible
Page: 12.0
Tox targets

Tox targets

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
A study of the efficacy and safety of irbesartan in combination with conventional therapy, including ACE inhibitors, in heart failure. Irbesartan Heart Failure Group.
2000 Jan-Feb
Clinical comparative trials of angiotensin II type 1 (AT1)-receptor blockers.
2001
Clinical differences among angiotensin II receptor antagonists.
2001
Vasoconstrictive drugs increase carbonic anhydrase I in vascular smooth muscle while vasodilating drugs reduce the activity of this isozyme by a direct mechanism of action.
2001
Angiotensin II AT(1) receptor antagonists and platelet activation.
2001
Drug interaction: omeprazole and phenprocoumon.
2001
Differential effects of enalapril and irbesartan in experimental papillary necrosis.
2001
Hemodynamic effects of the angiotensin II receptor antagonist irbesartan in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
2001 Aug
p38 Map kinase regulates vascular smooth muscle cell collagen synthesis by angiotensin II in SHR but not in WKY.
2001 Feb
Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers.
2001 Feb 13
New stuff about the diabetic kidney.
2001 Jul-Aug
The angiotensin II AT1 receptor antagonist irbesartan prevents thromboxane A2-induced vasoconstriction in the rat hind-limb vascular bed in vivo.
2001 Mar
[Milestone studies provide evidence: sartans have a nephroprotective effect. Evidence is clear].
2001 May 31
Selective angiotensin II receptor antagonism reduces insulin resistance in obese Zucker rats.
2001 Oct
Relation between clinical and therapeutic variables and quality of life in hypertension.
2001 Oct
[Effect of irbesartan on the development of diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes].
2001 Oct 1
[Irbesartan in hypertension. A plus for therapy compliance].
2001 Oct 4
Angiotensin AT1 receptor antagonist irbesartan decreases lesion size, chemokine expression, and macrophage accumulation in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice.
2001 Sep
Impact of the renin-angiotensin system on cerebral perfusion following subarachnoid haemorrhage in the rat.
2001 Sep 1
The effect of irbesartan on the development of diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes.
2001 Sep 20
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Usual Adult Dose for Hypertension Initial dose: 150 mg orally once a day Maximum dose: 300 mg orally once a day Usual Adult Dose for Diabetic Nephropathy Target maintenance dose: 300 mg orally once a day Use: Treatment of diabetic nephropathy with an elevated serum creatinine and proteinuria (greater than 300 mg/day) in patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Curator's Comment: Contraction responses to increasing concentrations of Ang I (1 nM-1 uM) were evaluated in organ baths in the presence of captopril (10 uM-1 mM) with or without a chymase inhibitor (1 uM soybean trypsin inhibitor), or irbesartan (0.1 nM-uM), in internal mammary arteries from 25 patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery.
0.1 uM irbesartan completely blocked the maximum response to Ang I (from 45.8 +/- 6.7% to 1.9 +/- 1.9%, p < 0.001)
Name Type Language
IRBESARTAN HYDROCHLORIDE
EMA EPAR   WHO-DD  
Common Name English
IRBESARTAN HCL
Common Name English
1,3-DIAZASPIRO(4.4)NON-1-EN-4-ONE, 2-BUTYL-3-((2'-(2H-TETRAZOL-5-YL)(1,1'-BIPHENYL)-4-YL)METHYL)-, HYDROCHLORIDE (1:1)
Systematic Name English
Irbesartan hydrochloride [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
IRBESARTAN HYDROCHLORIDE [EMA EPAR]
Common Name English
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