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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C21H32N6O3.ClH
Molecular Weight 452.978
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of ALFENTANIL HYDROCHLORIDE ANHYDROUS

SMILES

Cl.CCN1N=NN(CCN2CCC(COC)(CC2)N(C(=O)CC)C3=CC=CC=C3)C1=O

InChI

InChIKey=AQORHZJDCHLLJN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C21H32N6O3.ClH/c1-4-19(28)27(18-9-7-6-8-10-18)21(17-30-3)11-13-24(14-12-21)15-16-26-20(29)25(5-2)22-23-26;/h6-10H,4-5,11-17H2,1-3H3;1H

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula ClH
Molecular Weight 36.461
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula C21H32N6O3
Molecular Weight 416.5172
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Alfentanil is an opioid analgesic with a rapid onset of action. Alfentanil interacts predominately with the opioid mu-receptor. These mu-binding sites are discretely distributed in the human brain, spinal cord, and other tissues. In clinical settings, alfentanil exerts its principal pharmacologic effects on the central nervous system. Its primary actions of therapeutic value are analgesia and sedation. Alfentanil may increase the patient's tolerance for pain and decrease the perception of suffering, although the presence of the pain itself may still be recognized. In addition to analgesia, alterations in mood, euphoria and dysphoria, and drowsiness commonly occur. Alfentanil depresses the respiratory centers, depresses the cough reflex, and constricts the pupils. Alfentanil, marketed under the trade name Alfenta, Rapifen in Australia is indicated for the management of postoperative pain and the maintenance of general anesthesia.

Approval Year

TargetsConditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
ALFENTA

Approved Use

Alfentanil HCl injection is indicated: as an analgesic adjunct given in incremental doses in the maintenance of anesthesia with barbiturate/nitrous oxide/oxygen. as an analgesic administered by continuous infusion with nitrous oxide/oxygen in the maintenance of general anesthesia. as a primary anesthetic agent for the induction of anesthesia in patients undergoing general surgery in which endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation are required. as the analgesic component for monitored anesthesia care (MAC).

Launch Date

5.36198414E11
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
20.1 ng/mL
0.54 mg single, nasal
dose: 0.54 mg
route of administration: Nasal
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ALFENTANIL plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1241.2 ng × min/mL
0.54 mg single, nasal
dose: 0.54 mg
route of administration: Nasal
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ALFENTANIL plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
1985.7 ng × min/mL
0.54 mg single, intravenous
dose: 0.54 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ALFENTANIL plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
59.4 min
0.54 mg single, nasal
dose: 0.54 mg
route of administration: Nasal
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ALFENTANIL plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
60.1 min
0.54 mg single, intravenous
dose: 0.54 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ALFENTANIL plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
8%
ALFENTANIL plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG

OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer


Drug as victim

Drug as victim

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
yes
yes
yes
likely (co-administration study)
Comment: Concomitant use of Alfentanil HCl Injection with a CYP3A4 inhibitor, such as macrolide antibiotics (e.g., erythromycin), azole-antifungal agents (e.g., ketoconazole), and protease inhibitors (e.g., ritonavir), may increase plasma concentrations of Alfentanil HCl Injection; discontinuation of a CYP3A4 inducer, such as rifampin, carbamazepine, and phenytoin, in Alfentanil HCl Injection-treated patients may increase alfentanil plasma concentrations and prolong opioid adverse reactions
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PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Clinical interpretation of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic propofol-opioid interactions.
2001
Choice of the hypnotic and the opioid for rapid-sequence induction.
2001
Pharmacokinetic aspects of treating infections in the intensive care unit: focus on drug interactions.
2001
Response surface modeling of drug interactions on cardiorespiratory control.
2001
Analgesic efficacy of tramadol 2 mg kg(-1) for paediatric day-case adenoidectomy.
2001 Apr
Effects of fentanyl, alfentanil, remifentanil and sufentanil on loss of consciousness and bispectral index during propofol induction of anaesthesia.
2001 Apr
A new model of electrically evoked pain and hyperalgesia in human skin: the effects of intravenous alfentanil, S(+)-ketamine, and lidocaine.
2001 Aug
Influence of pneumoperitoneum and patient positioning on respiratory system compliance.
2001 Aug
Relative sensitivity to alfentanil and reliability of current perception threshold vs von Frey tactile stimulation and thermal sensory testing.
2001 Dec
Comparison of alfentanil and morphine in the prehospital treatment of patients with acute ischaemic-type chest pain.
2001 Dec
A pilot evaluation of alfentanil-induced miosis as a noninvasive probe for hepatic cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) activity in humans.
2001 Dec
Esmolol promotes electroencephalographic burst suppression during propofol/alfentanil anesthesia.
2001 Dec
Comparison of effects of remifentanil and alfentanil on cardiovascular response to tracheal intubation in hypertensive patients.
2001 Jan
Comparison of five experimental pain tests to measure analgesic effects of alfentanil.
2001 Jul
Preoperative diclofenac is a useful adjunct to spinal anesthesia for day-case varicose vein repair.
2001 Jul-Aug
Comparison of the intubating laryngeal mask airway with the fiberoptic intubation in anticipated difficult airway management.
2001 Jun
Patient-controlled analgesia during SWL treatments.
2001 Jun
[Factors influencing early extubation after open heart surgery].
2001 Jun 10
[The effect of encephalogram bispectral index monitoring during total intravenous anesthesia with propofol in outpatient surgery].
2001 Jun-Jul
Neural mechanisms in the cardiovascular responses to acute central hypovolaemia.
2001 May-Jun
Pain experience during transvaginal aspiration of immature oocytes.
2001 Nov
The effects of remifentanil on epileptiform discharges during intraoperative electrocorticography in patients undergoing epilepsy surgery.
2001 Oct
Inhalation versus total intravenous anesthesia for lumbar disc herniation: comparison of hemodynamic effects, recovery characteristics, and cost.
2001 Oct
[The hereditary motor-sensory neuropathy Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: anesthesiologic management--case report with literature review].
2001 Oct
Reexamined: the recommended endotracheal intubating dose for nondepolarizing neuromuscular blockers of rapid onset.
2001 Oct
The concentration-effect relationship of the respiratory depressant effects of alfentanil and fentanyl.
2001 Oct
The role of drug-lipid interactions on the disposition of liposome-formulated opioid analgesics in vitro and in vivo.
2001 Oct
Experience with an anesthesiologist interventional model for endoscopy in a pediatric hospital.
2001 Sep
Intraoperative small-dose ketamine enhances analgesia after outpatient knee arthroscopy.
2001 Sep
Effect of sevoflurane/nitrous oxide versus propofol anaesthesia on somatosensory evoked potential monitoring of the spinal cord during surgery to correct scoliosis.
2002 Apr
Interaction of morphine, fentanyl, sufentanil, alfentanil, and loperamide with the efflux drug transporter P-glycoprotein.
2002 Apr
A new paradigm for the closed-loop intraoperative administration of analgesics in humans.
2002 Apr
Analgesia for shock wave lithotripsy.
2002 Apr
Alfentanil-induced epileptiform activity.
2002 Feb
[Sedation analgesia in interventional radiology].
2002 Feb
General anesthesia versus monitored anesthesia care with remifentanil for assisted reproductive technologies: effect on pregnancy rate.
2002 Feb
Pharmacological treatment of postoperative shivering: a quantitative systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
2002 Feb
Effects of propofol and nitrous oxide on middle cerebral artery flow velocity and cerebral autoregulation.
2002 Jan
Concentration-effect relationships for intravenous alfentanil and ketamine infusions in human volunteers: effects on acute thresholds and capsaicin-evoked hyperpathia.
2002 Jan
Bispectral Index (BIS) may not predict awareness reaction to intubation in surgical patients.
2002 Jan
Relaxation music decreases the dose of patient-controlled sedation during colonoscopy: a prospective randomized controlled trial.
2002 Jan
Effects of adding alfentanil or atracurium to lidocaine solution for intravenous regional anaesthesia.
2002 Jul
Mu-receptor agonism with alfentanil increases striatal dopamine D2 receptor binding in man.
2002 Jul
A new highly reliable instrument for the assessment of pre- and postoperative gynecological pain.
2002 Jul
Psychomotor performance after short-term anaesthesia.
2002 Jun
Effects of low-dose alfentanil administration on central respiratory drive and respiratory pattern in spontaneously breathing ASA 1 patients.
2002 Jun
Prolonged neuromuscular block after rocuronium in postpartum patients.
2002 Mar
Co-administration of alfentanil-propofol improves laryngeal mask airway insertion compared to fentanyl-propofol.
2002 May
Target-controlled versus manually-controlled infusion of propofol for direct laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy.
2002 May
Relative reinforcing effects of three opioids with different durations of action.
2002 May
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Spontaneously Breathing/Assisted Ventilation Induction of Analgesia: 8 to 20 mcg/kg Maintenance of Analgesia: 3 to 5 mcg/kg q 5 to 20 min or 0.5 to 1 mcg/kg/min Total dose: 8 to 40 mcg/kg Assisted or Controlled Ventilation - Assisted or Controlled Ventilation Incremental Injection (To attenuate response to laryngoscopy and intubation) Induction of Analgesia: 20 to 50 mcg/kg Maintenance of Analgesia: 5 to 15 mcg/kg q 5 to 20 min Total dose: Up to 75 mcg/kg Assisted or Controlled Ventilation - Continuous Infusion (To provide attenuation of response to intubation and incision) Induction of Analgesia: 50 to 75 mcg/kg Maintenance of Analgesia: 0.5 to 3 mcg/kg/min (Average rate 1 to 1.5 mcg/kg/min) Infusion rates are variable and should be titrated to the desired clinical effect. See Infusion Dosage Guidelines Below Total dose: Dependent on duration of procedure Anesthetic Induction Induction of Anesthesia: 130 to 245 mcg/kg Administer slowly (over 3 minutes). Maintenance of Anesthesia: 0.5 to 1.5 mcg/kg/min or general anesthetic. Infusion rates are variable and should be titrated to the desired clinical effect. See Infusion Dosage Guidelines Below Total dose: Dependent on duration of procedure At these doses truncal rigidity should be expected and a muscle relaxant should be utilized.
Route of Administration: Intravenous
Alfentanil (10 uM ) significantly increased contraction of TNF-alpha and IL-1beta treated cells via a small increase in the Ca(2+) transient and a larger increase in myofilament Ca(2+) sensitivity, effects that were not blocked by 10 uM naloxone, a broad spectrum opioid receptor antagonist.
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Name Type Language
ALFENTANIL HYDROCHLORIDE ANHYDROUS
Common Name English
N-(1-(2-(4-ETHYL-5-OXO-2-TETRAZOLIN-1-YL)-ETHYL)-4-(METHOXYMETHYL)-4-PIPERIDYL)PROPIONANILIDE MONOHYDROCHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
Alfentanil hydrochloride [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
ANHYDROUS ALFENTANIL HYDROCHLORIDE
MART.  
Common Name English
PROPANAMIDE, N-(1-(2-(4-ETHYL-4,5-DIHYDRO-5-OXO-1H-TETRAZOL-1-YL)ETHYL)-4-(METHOXYMETHYL)-4-PIPERIDINYL)-N-PHENYL, MONOHYDROCHLORIDE
Common Name English
ANHYDROUS ALFENTANIL HYDROCHLORIDE [MART.]
Common Name English
ALFENTANIL HYDROCHLORIDE [MI]
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
EPA CompTox
DTXSID0048927
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PUBCHEM
64761
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EVMPD
SUB70532
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
273-846-3
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MERCK INDEX
M1499
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CAS
69049-06-5
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FDA UNII
333JTI7A2M
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