PENTAMIDINE

Details

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula	C19H24N4O2
Molecular Weight	340.4195
Optical Activity	NONE
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Charge	0

SHOW SMILES / InChI

Structure Search

SMILES

NC(=N)C1=CC=C(OCCCCCOC2=CC=C(C=C2)C(N)=N)C=C1

InChI

InChIKey=XDRYMKDFEDOLFX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI=1S/C19H24N4O2/c20-18(21)14-4-8-16(9-5-14)24-12-2-1-3-13-25-17-10-6-15(7-11-17)19(22)23/h4-11H,1-3,12-13H2,(H3,20,21)(H3,22,23)

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Description
Sources: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/019887s014lbl.pdf
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including: http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00738 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentamidine

Pentamidine (formulated as a salt, pentamidine diisethionate or dimesilate) is an antimicrobial medication given for prevention and treatment of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly known as Pneumocystis carinii), a severe interstitial type of pneumonia often seen in patients with HIV infection. The drug is also the mainstay of treatment for stage I infection with Trypanosoma bruceigambiense (West African trypanosomiasis). Pentamidine is also used as a prophylactic against PCP in patients receiving chemotherapy and in some patients who have undergone organ transplantation, as they also have a depressed immune system as a direct side-effect of the drugs used. The mortality of untreated PCP is very high. Additionally, pentamidine has good clinical activity in treating leishmaniasis, and yeast infections caused by the organism Candida albicans. Pentamidine is also used as a prophylactic antibiotic for children undergoing treatment for leukemia. Studies suggest that the pentamidine isethionate interferes with microbial nuclear metabolism by inhibition of DNA, RNA, phospholipid and protein synthesis. However, the mode of action is not fully understood.

CNS Activity

Originator

Approval Year

Targets

Primary Target	Pharmacology	Condition	Potency
tRNA (cytosine(38)-C(5))-methyltransferase 6 Target ID: O14717 Gene ID: 1787.0 Gene Symbol: TRDMT1 Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human) Sources: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2275129/	Binding Agent 1059		204.4 µM [EC50]
DNA 247 Target ID: CHEMBL2366046 Sources: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=e2ad9d3c-b6c3-4f70-87e0-722a8ff94ccb#nlm34090-1	Inhibitor 8228

Conditions

Condition	Modality	Targets	Highest Phase	Product
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) in high-risk, HIV-infected patients 6 Sources: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/019887s014lbl.pdf	Preventing		Approved 8360	NEBUPENT Approved Use Pentamidine Launch Date 4.82112012E11

C_max

Value	Dose	Analyte	Population
751 nM EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8056699	3.9 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous dose: 3.9 mg/kg route of administration: Intravenous experiment type: MULTIPLE co-administered:	PENTAMIDINE blood	Homo sapiens population: UNHEALTHY age: ADULT sex: UNKNOWN food status: UNKNOWN
18.8 ng/mL DRUG LABEL https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/019887s014lbl.pdf	4 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, irrigation dose: 4 mg/kg route of administration: Irrigation experiment type: MULTIPLE co-administered:	PENTAMIDINE unknown	Homo sapiens population: UNHEALTHY age: ADULT sex: UNKNOWN food status: UNKNOWN
612 ng/mL DRUG LABEL https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/019887s014lbl.pdf	4 mg/kg single, intravenous dose: 4 mg/kg route of administration: Intravenous experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	PENTAMIDINE unknown	Homo sapiens population: UNHEALTHY age: ADULT sex: UNKNOWN food status: UNKNOWN

AUC

Value	Dose	Co-administered	Analyte	Population
6734 nM × h EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8056699	3.9 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous dose: 3.9 mg/kg route of administration: Intravenous experiment type: MULTIPLE co-administered:		PENTAMIDINE blood	Homo sapiens population: UNHEALTHY age: ADULT sex: UNKNOWN food status: UNKNOWN

T_1/2

Value	Dose	Co-administered	Analyte	Population
6.4 h DRUG LABEL https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/019887s014lbl.pdf	4 mg/kg single, intravenous dose: 4 mg/kg route of administration: Intravenous experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:		PENTAMIDINE unknown	Homo sapiens population: UNHEALTHY age: ADULT sex: UNKNOWN food status: UNKNOWN

Doses

Dose	Population	Adverse events
1600 mg single, intravenous Overdose Dose: 1600 mg Route: intravenous Route: single Dose: 1600 mg Sources: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=cc2b635e-4840-4dc3-a177-5484371680e8&type=display	unhealthy, 17 n = 1 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii Age Group: 17 Population Size: 1 Sources: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=cc2b635e-4840-4dc3-a177-5484371680e8&type=display	Other AEs: Impaired renal function, Hepatic impairment... Other AEs: Impaired renal function Hepatic impairment Hypotension Cardiopulmonary arrest Sources: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=cc2b635e-4840-4dc3-a177-5484371680e8&type=display
600 mg 1 times / month multiple, respiratory Highest studied dose Dose: 600 mg, 1 times / month Route: respiratory Route: multiple Dose: 600 mg, 1 times / month Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8750367 Page: p.1167	unhealthy, 37.9 ± 7.5 n = 76 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii Age Group: 37.9 ± 7.5 Sex: M+F Population Size: 76 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8750367 Page: p.1167	Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8750367 Page: p.1167
300 mg 1 times / month multiple, respiratory Recommended Dose: 300 mg, 1 times / month Route: respiratory Route: multiple Dose: 300 mg, 1 times / month Sources: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/019887s014lbl.pdf Page: p.6	unhealthy Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii Sources: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/019887s014lbl.pdf Page: p.6	Disc. AE: Acute pancreatitis... AEs leading to discontinuation/dose reduction: Acute pancreatitis Sources: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/019887s014lbl.pdf Page: p.6
4 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intramuscular Recommended Dose: 4 mg/kg, 1 times / day Route: intramuscular Route: multiple Dose: 4 mg/kg, 1 times / day Sources: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=cc2b635e-4840-4dc3-a177-5484371680e8&type=display	unhealthy Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii Sources: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=cc2b635e-4840-4dc3-a177-5484371680e8&type=display	Disc. AE: Hypotension, Hypoglycemia... Other AEs: Extravasation, Injection site ulceration... AEs leading to discontinuation/dose reduction: Hypotension (grade 3-5) Hypoglycemia (grade 5) Acute pancreatitis (grade 5) Cardiac arrhythmias (grade 5) Cardiac arrhythmias (grade 5) Other AEs: Extravasation Injection site ulceration Injection site necrosis Slough injection site Sources: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=cc2b635e-4840-4dc3-a177-5484371680e8&type=display
4 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous Recommended Dose: 4 mg/kg, 1 times / day Route: intravenous Route: multiple Dose: 4 mg/kg, 1 times / day Sources: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=cc2b635e-4840-4dc3-a177-5484371680e8&type=display	unhealthy Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii Sources: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=cc2b635e-4840-4dc3-a177-5484371680e8&type=display	Disc. AE: Hypotension, Hypoglycemia... Other AEs: Extravasation, Injection site ulceration... AEs leading to discontinuation/dose reduction: Hypotension (grade 3-5) Hypoglycemia (grade 5) Acute pancreatitis (grade 5) Cardiac arrhythmias (grade 5) Cardiac arrhythmias (grade 5) Other AEs: Extravasation Injection site ulceration Injection site necrosis Slough injection site Sources: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=cc2b635e-4840-4dc3-a177-5484371680e8&type=display

AEs

Overview

CYP3A4	CYP2C9	CYP2D6	hERG

OverviewOther

Other Inhibitor	Other Substrate	Other Inducer
Kir4.1 6	OCT1 322 P-gp 1527 MRP transporters 10

Drug as perpetrator

Target	Modality	Activity	Metabolite	Clinical evidence
Kir4.1 6	inhibitor 3240 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28993158/	yes [IC50 0.097 uM]
BCRP 765	activator 210 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22200378/	yes

Drug as victim

Target	Modality	Activity
MRP transporters 10	substrate 3326 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19261919/	yes
OCT1 322	substrate 3326 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28362799/	yes
P-gp 1527	substrate 3326 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19261919/	yes

Sourcing

Vendor/Aggregator	ID	URL
ChEBI	CHEBI:45081	https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=CHEBI:45081
ChemicalBook	CB4476092	https://www.chemicalbook.com/ChemicalProductProperty_EN_CB4476092
MolPort	MolPort-001-792-506	https://www.molport.com/shop/molecule-link/MolPort-001-792-506
ZINC	ZINC000001530775	http://zinc15.docking.org/substances/ZINC000001530775
eMolecules	1012733	https://www.emolecules.com/cgi-bin/more?vid=1012733

PubMed

Title	Date	PubMed
Efficacy of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole in the prevention and treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonitis.	1974 Mar	4365115
[Kidney failure during treatment of T. rhodesiense trypanosomiasis with pentamidin].	1977	610624
[Nephrotoxic effect of pentamidine in the treatment of interstitial pneumonia in 2 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia].	1979 Dec	294951
Visceral leishmaniasis unresponsive to antimonial drugs. II. Response to high dosage sodium stibogluconate or prolonged treatment with pentamidine.	1985	3006295
Pentamidine-associated hypotension and route of administration.	1985 Sep	4026103
Pentamidine and hematuria.	1986 Jul	3487266
Pentamidine-induced hypoglycemia in patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome.	1986 Mar	3485027
Adverse reactions associated with pentamidine isethionate in AIDS patients: recommendations for monitoring therapy.	1986 Nov	3490958
Torsade de pointes during administration of pentamidine isethionate.	1987 Sep	3499072
Recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to pentamidine-induced cardiotoxicity.	1988 Dec	3263912
Tremor induced by trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).	1988 Jul 1	2967659
Ventricular tachycardia due to pentamidine isethionate.	1988 May	3364459
Comparison of dosages, intervals, and drugs in the prevention of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.	1988 May	3260765
Torsades de pointes during intravenous pentamidine isethionate therapy.	1989 Jan 15	2783374
Acute renal failure after nebulised pentamidine.	1989 Jun 3	2566818
Renal insufficiency with nebulised pentamidine.	1989 Oct 28	2572780
Pentamidine-induced torsades de pointes in a renal transplant recipient with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.	1990 Apr	2321077
Analogues of 1,5-bis(4-amidinophenoxy)pentane (pentamidine) in the treatment of experimental Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.	1990 Apr	2319567
Effects of pentamidine alone and in combination with ketoconazole or itraconazole on the growth of Candida albicans.	1990 Dec	1965104
Structure-activity relationships of analogs of pentamidine against Plasmodium falciparum and Leishmania mexicana amazonensis.	1990 Jul	2201254
Novel pentamidine analogs in the treatment of experimental Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.	1990 Jun	2393262
Reye's syndrome in adult with AIDS.	1990 Jun 16	1972225
Acute, rapidly progressive renal failure with simultaneous use of amphotericin B and pentamidine.	1990 Mar	2334159
Ventricular tachycardia and torsades de pointes complicating pentamidine therapy of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.	1990 Oct 1	2220597
Symptomatic hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia with renal magnesium wasting associated with pentamidine therapy in a patient with AIDS.	1990 Sep	2393042
Pentamidine-induced facial numbness.	1991 Apr	2032443
[Transitory acute kidney insufficiency and insulin-dependent after treatment of kala-azar with pentamidine and N-methylglucamine antimony].	1991 May	1859238
Pentamidine-associated nephrotoxicity and hyperkalemia in patients with AIDS.	1991 Nov	1763529
Anti-cryptosporidial drug activity screened with an immunosuppressed rat model.	1991 Nov-Dec	1818183
Inhibition of topoisomerases from Pneumocystis carinii by aromatic dicationic molecules.	1991 Nov-Dec	1667935
Pentamidine is an antiparasitic and apoptotic drug that selectively modifies ubiquitin.	2005 Oct	17191940
[Cutaneous leishmaniasis--an import from Belize].	2007	17987367
Cellulose biosynthesis pathway is a potential target in the improved treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis.	2007 May	17225099
Using the zebrafish lateral line to screen for ototoxicity.	2008 Jun	18408970
Pentamidine dosage: a base/salt confusion.	2008 May 28	18509543
Synthesis and antiprotozoal activity of cationic 2-phenylbenzofurans.	2008 Nov 13	18841956
Effects of acute intravenous administration of pentamidine, a typical hERG-trafficking inhibitor, on the cardiac repolarization process of halothane-anesthetized dogs.	2009 Aug	19652455
Synthesis and antiprotozoal activity of pyridyl analogues of pentamidine.	2009 Aug 13	19606902
Two cases of visceral leishmaniasis in Colombia resistant to meglumine antimonial treatment.	2009 Jul-Aug	19739006
The diamidine DB75 targets the nucleus of Plasmodium falciparum.	2009 May 14	19442305
Identification of human Ether-à-go-go related gene modulators by three screening platforms in an academic drug-discovery setting.	2010 Dec	21158687
Bisbenzamidine derivative, pentamidine represses DNA damage response through inhibition of histone H2A acetylation.	2010 Feb 9	20144237
Bisbenzamidines as antifungal agents. are both amidine functions required to observe an anti-Pneumocystis carinii activity?	2010 Jun 11	20657441
Profiling of a prescription drug library for potential renal drug-drug interactions mediated by the organic cation transporter 2.	2011 Jul 14	21599003
The pharmacological profile of brain liver intestine Na+ channel: inhibition by diarylamidines and activation by fenamates.	2011 Nov	21828194
Synthetic chromanol derivatives and their interaction with complex III in mitochondria from bovine, yeast, and Leishmania.	2011 Oct 17	21809846
Refining the human iPSC-cardiomyocyte arrhythmic risk assessment model.	2013 Dec	24052561
Synthesis and antiprotozoal activity of dicationic 2,6-diphenylpyrazines and aza-analogues.	2013 Nov 1	24012380
Synthesis and antiprotozoal activities of benzyl phenyl ether diamidine derivatives.	2013 Sep	23871911
Systems pharmacological analysis of drugs inducing stevens-johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.	2015 May 18	25811541

Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide

The recommended adult dosage is 300 mg once every four weeks administered via the Respirgard® II nebulizer. The dose should be delivered until the nebulizer chamber is empty (approximately 30 to 45 minutes). The flow rate should be 5 to 7 liters per minute from a 40 to 50 pounds per square inch (PSI) air or oxygen source. Alternatively, a 40 to 50 PSI air compressor can be used with flow limited by setting the flowmeter at 5 to 7 liters per minute or by setting the pressure at 22 to 25 PSI. Low pressure (less than 20 PSI) compressors should not be used.

Route of Administration: Irrigation

In Vitro Use Guide

Pentamidine was found to be active against T. whipplei strains both in axenic medium and in cell culture, with minimum inhibitory concentration ranges of 0.125-0.25mg/L.

Name

Type

Language

PENTAMIDINE

Official Name

English

NSC-9921

Code

English

RP-2512 FREE BASE

Code

English

PENTAM 300

Brand Name

English

MB-800

Code

English

PENTAMIDINE [VANDF]

Common Name

English

4,4'-(PENTAMETHYLENEDIOXY)DIBENZAMIDINE

Systematic Name

English

Pentamidine [WHO-DD]

Common Name

English

RP-2512

Code

English

RP 2512 FREE BASE

Code

English

MP-601205

Common Name

English

PENTAMIDINE [MI]

Common Name

English

MB 800 FREE BASE

Code

English

pentamidine [INN]

Common Name

English

MB-800 FREE BASE

Code

English

MB-800 (AS ISETHIONATE)

Code

English

PENTAMIDINE [HSDB]

Common Name

English

Classification Tree Code System Code

WHO-ATC

P01CX01