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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C19H20N2O3
Molecular Weight 324.3737
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 4 / 4
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of DOLASETRON

SMILES

[H][C@@]12C[C@H](C[C@H]3C[C@@H](C1)C(=O)CN23)OC(=O)C4=CNC5=C4C=CC=C5

InChI

InChIKey=UKTAZPQNNNJVKR-YXSUXZIUSA-N
InChI=1S/C19H20N2O3/c22-18-10-21-12-5-11(18)6-13(21)8-14(7-12)24-19(23)16-9-20-17-4-2-1-3-15(16)17/h1-4,9,11-14,20H,5-8,10H2/t11-,12+,13-,14-

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Dolasetron is an antinauseant and antiemetic agent, which is approved as a mesylate salt under the brand name anzement for the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, including initial and repeat courses; and for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Dolasetron is a highly specific and selective serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist. The serotonin 5-HT3 receptors are located on the nerve terminals of the vagus in the periphery and centrally in the chemoreceptor trigger zone of the area postrema. It is thought that chemotherapeutic agents produce nausea and vomiting by releasing serotonin from the enterochromaffin cells of the small intestine, and that the released serotonin then activates 5-HT3 receptors located on vagal efferents to initiate the vomiting reflex. This drug is not shown to have activity at other known serotonin receptors, and has low affinity for dopamine receptors. Dolasetron mesilate is rapidly reduced by carbonyl reductase to form its major pharmacologically active metabolite reduced dolasetron. In addition dolasetron was in the phase III clinical trials for the investigation, that intravenous using of dolasetron mesilate reduces pain intensity in patients with fibromyalgia.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Preventing
ANZEMET

Approved Use

ANZEMET Tablets are indicated for the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, including initial and repeat courses in adults and children 2 years and older.

Launch Date

8.7393599E11
Preventing
ANZEMET

Approved Use

ANZEMET Tablets are indicated for the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, including initial and repeat courses in adults and children 2 years and older.

Launch Date

8.7393599E11
Palliative
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
320 ng/mL
100 mg single, intravenous
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
HYDRODOLASETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
556 ng/mL
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
HYDRODOLASETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
7.3 h
100 mg single, intravenous
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
HYDRODOLASETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
8.1 h
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
HYDRODOLASETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
27%
100 mg single, intravenous
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
HYDRODOLASETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
200 mg single, intravenous
Highest studied dose
Dose: 200 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 200 mg
Sources: Page: p.33
healthy, 19 - 45
n = 24
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 19 - 45
Sex: M
Population Size: 24
Sources: Page: p.33
Other AEs: Defect conduction intraventricular...
Other AEs:
Defect conduction intraventricular
Sources: Page: p.33
200 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 200 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 200 mg
Sources: Page: p.33
healthy, 19 - 45
n = 24
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 19 - 45
Sex: M
Population Size: 24
Sources: Page: p.33
Other AEs: Defect conduction intraventricular...
Other AEs:
Defect conduction intraventricular
Sources: Page: p.33
100 mg single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 100 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 100 mg
Sources: Page: p.5
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy
Sources: Page: p.5
Other AEs: QT interval prolonged, Torsade de pointes...
Other AEs:
QT interval prolonged
Torsade de pointes
PR interval prolonged
QRS prolonged
Atrioventricular block (grade 3-5)
Cardiac arrest (grade 3-5)
Arrhythmia ventricular (grade 3-5)
Sources: Page: p.5
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Defect conduction intraventricular
200 mg single, intravenous
Highest studied dose
Dose: 200 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 200 mg
Sources: Page: p.33
healthy, 19 - 45
n = 24
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 19 - 45
Sex: M
Population Size: 24
Sources: Page: p.33
Defect conduction intraventricular
200 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 200 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 200 mg
Sources: Page: p.33
healthy, 19 - 45
n = 24
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 19 - 45
Sex: M
Population Size: 24
Sources: Page: p.33
PR interval prolonged
100 mg single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 100 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 100 mg
Sources: Page: p.5
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy
Sources: Page: p.5
QRS prolonged
100 mg single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 100 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 100 mg
Sources: Page: p.5
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy
Sources: Page: p.5
QT interval prolonged
100 mg single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 100 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 100 mg
Sources: Page: p.5
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy
Sources: Page: p.5
Torsade de pointes
100 mg single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 100 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 100 mg
Sources: Page: p.5
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy
Sources: Page: p.5
Arrhythmia ventricular grade 3-5
100 mg single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 100 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 100 mg
Sources: Page: p.5
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy
Sources: Page: p.5
Atrioventricular block grade 3-5
100 mg single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 100 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 100 mg
Sources: Page: p.5
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy
Sources: Page: p.5
Cardiac arrest grade 3-5
100 mg single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 100 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 100 mg
Sources: Page: p.5
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy
Sources: Page: p.5
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG



OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer



Drug as victimTox targets

Tox targets

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Randomized open-label trial of dolasetron for the control of nausea and vomiting associated with high-dose chemotherapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
2001
Placebo-controlled comparison of dolasetron and metoclopramide in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing hysterectomy.
2001 Apr
[Prophylaxis of nausea and vomiting after thyroid surgery: comparison of oral and intravenous dolasetron with intravenous droperidol and placebo].
2001 Jul
Efficacy of single-dose intravenous dolasetron versus ondansetron in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting.
2001 Jun
Dolasetron for chemo nausea.
2001 Mar
The effect of timing of dolasetron administration on its efficacy as a prophylactic antiemetic in the ambulatory setting.
2001 Oct
Granisetron vs ondansetron: is it a question of duration of 5-HT3 receptor blockade?
2002 May 20
[Prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting. Randomised comparison of dolasetron versus dolasetron plus dexamethasone].
2003 Feb
Patient outcomes after therapeutic interchange of dolasetron for granisetron.
2003 May 15
[Blocking nociceptive afferents by retrobulbar bupivacaine does not decrease nausea and vomiting after propofol-remifentanil anaesthesia].
2003 Nov
Randomized, double-blind trial of dolasetron versus droperidol for prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing TRAM flap breast reconstruction surgery.
2003 Nov
Stability of dolasetron in two oral liquid vehicles.
2003 Nov 1
Effects of imatinib mesylate (STI571, Glivec) on the pharmacokinetics of simvastatin, a cytochrome p450 3A4 substrate, in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia.
2003 Nov 17
QT prolongation and fatal arrhythmias: a review of clinical implications and effects of drugs.
2003 Nov-Dec
Comparison of oral dolasetron and ondansetron in the prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting in children.
2003 Oct
Timing of administration of dolasetron affects dose necessary to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting.
2004 Aug
Selective serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonists for postoperative nausea and vomiting: are they all the same?
2005
Pharmacokinetics of palonosetron in combination with aprepitant in healthy volunteers.
2005 Apr
Dolasetron versus ondansetron for the treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting.
2005 Feb
Prediction of genotoxicity of chemical compounds by statistical learning methods.
2005 Jun
Prevention and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting.
2005 Jun 15
Prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients scheduled for breast surgery.
2006
Drugs for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting.
2006 Jul 19
Relative efficacy of ondansetron, granisetron, dolasetron and palonosetron in controlling acute nausea and vomiting associated with platinum-based chemotherapy.
2006 Jun
Anesthesiologists' practice patterns for treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting in the ambulatory Post Anesthesia Care Unit.
2006 Jun 1
New antiemetic drugs.
2006 Mar
Meta-analysis of the use of rescue antiemetics following PONV prophylactic failure with 5-HT3 antagonist/dexamethasone versus single-agent therapies.
2006 May
Prophylaxis of postoperative vomiting in children undergoing tonsillectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
2006 Nov
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Prevention of Cancer Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting. Adults: the recommended oral dosage of ANZEMET (dolasetron mesylate) is 100 mg given within one hour before chemotherapy. Pediatric Patients: the recommended oral dosage in pediatric patients 2 to 16 years of age is 1.8 mg/kg given within one hour before chemotherapy, up to a maximum of 100 mg. Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. Adults: the recommended oral dosage of ANZEMET (dolasetron mesylate) is 100 mg within two hours before surgery. Pediatric Patients: the recommended oral dosage in pediatric patients 2 to 16 years of age is 1.2 mg/kg given within two hours before surgery, up to a maximum of 100 mg. Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients under 2 years of age have not been established. fibromyalgia: dolasetron (n = 29) 12.5mg/d via the intravenous route on 4 days at baseline (M0), 1 month (M1), 2 months (M2) and 3 months (M3) with follow-up to month 12.
Route of Administration: Other
In Vitro Use Guide
Unknown
Name Type Language
DOLASETRON
HSDB   INN   MI   VANDF   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
dolasetron [INN]
Common Name English
INDOLE-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID, ESTER WITH (8R)-HEXAHYDRO-8-HYDROXY-2,6-METHANO-2H-QUINOLIZIN-3(4H)-ONE
Common Name English
Dolasetron [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
1H-INDOLE-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID, OCTAHYDRO-3-OXO-2,6-METHANO-2H-QUINOLIZIN-8-YL ESTER, (2.ALPHA.,6.ALPHA.,8.ALPHA.,9A.BETA.)-
Common Name English
DOLASETRON [MI]
Common Name English
DOLASETRON [VANDF]
Common Name English
DOLASETRON [HSDB]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NDF-RT N0000175817
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LIVERTOX 321
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WHO-ATC A04AA04
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NCI_THESAURUS C94726
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NDF-RT N0000175818
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WHO-VATC QA04AA04
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NCI_THESAURUS C267
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Code System Code Type Description
MERCK INDEX
M4728
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PRIMARY Merck Index
CAS
139014-62-3
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NON-SPECIFIC STEREOCHEMISTRY
ChEMBL
CHEMBL2368925
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID4048276
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HSDB
7565
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DRUG BANK
DB00757
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INN
6780
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DAILYMED
82WI2L7Q6E
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RXCUI
68091
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PRIMARY RxNorm
DRUG CENTRAL
3931
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WIKIPEDIA
Dolasetron
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CAS
115956-12-2
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MESH
C060344
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PRIMARY
EVMPD
SUB06352MIG
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NCI_THESAURUS
C61735
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FDA UNII
82WI2L7Q6E
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