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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C17H23Cl2NO.C4H6O6
Molecular Weight 478.363
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 6 / 6
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of TESOFENSINE TARTRATE

SMILES

O[C@H]([C@@H](O)C(O)=O)C(O)=O.CCOC[C@H]1[C@H]2CC[C@@H](C[C@@H]1C3=CC(Cl)=C(Cl)C=C3)N2C

InChI

InChIKey=RNHGKRXUMVFCTA-DRIRFIHHSA-N
InChI=1S/C17H23Cl2NO.C4H6O6/c1-3-21-10-14-13(9-12-5-7-17(14)20(12)2)11-4-6-15(18)16(19)8-11;5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10/h4,6,8,12-14,17H,3,5,7,9-10H2,1-2H3;1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t12-,13+,14+,17+;1-,2-/m01/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C17H23Cl2NO
Molecular Weight 328.277
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 4 / 4
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Molecular Formula C4H6O6
Molecular Weight 150.0868
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Tesofensine (also known as NS-2330) is a novel triple monoamine reuptake inhibitor with intrinsic inhibitory activity on norepinephrine (NE), serotonin (5-HT), and dopamine (DA) transporter function. It was development by NeuroSearch as a potential therapy for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's diseases, but these efforts have been discontinued. In phase II clinical trials with tesofensine in obese individuals, dose-related reductions in body weight, body fat and waist circumference, as well as improvements in other obesity-related endocrine factors were observed and the FDA recently endorsed the phase III trial program for this agent.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
Disc. AE: Mood altered, syncope...
Other AEs: Nausea, vomiting...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Mood altered (8%)
syncope (2%)
Vertigo (2%)
Vertigo2 (16%)
Pain of skin (2%)
Hypervigilance (2%)
Ear and labyrinth disorders (2%)
Other AEs:
Nausea (22.4%)
vomiting (4.1%)
Dry mouth (59.2%)
Toothache (4.1%)
Abdominal pain (12.2%)
Diarrhoea (18.4%)
Constipation (16.3%)
Faeces hard (10.2%)
Faecaloma (6.1%)
Insomnia (16.5%)
Dyssomnia (2%)
Hypervigilance (6.1%)
Dizziness (12.2%)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Faeces hard 10.2%
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
Abdominal pain 12.2%
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
Dizziness 12.2%
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
Vertigo2 16%
Disc. AE
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
Constipation 16.3%
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
Insomnia 16.5%
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
Diarrhoea 18.4%
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
Dyssomnia 2%
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
Ear and labyrinth disorders 2%
Disc. AE
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
Hypervigilance 2%
Disc. AE
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
Pain of skin 2%
Disc. AE
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
Vertigo 2%
Disc. AE
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
syncope 2%
Disc. AE
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
Nausea 22.4%
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
Toothache 4.1%
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
vomiting 4.1%
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
Dry mouth 59.2%
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
Faecaloma 6.1%
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
Hypervigilance 6.1%
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
Mood altered 8%
Disc. AE
1 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 49
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: obesity
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 49
Sources:
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Chronic fluoxetine treatment induces brain region-specific upregulation of genes associated with BDNF-induced long-term potentiation.
2007
Triple reuptake inhibitors: the next generation of antidepressants.
2008 Dec
Is new hope on the horizon for obesity?
2008 Nov 29
Gateways to clinical trials.
2008 Oct
Triple reuptake inhibitors: a premise and promise.
2008 Sep
Tesofensine--a novel potent weight loss medicine. Evaluation of: Astrup A, Breum L, Jensen TJ, Kroustrup JP, Larsen TM. Effect of tesofensine on bodyweight loss, body composition, and quality of life in obese patients: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2008;372:1906-13.
2009 Jul
Tesofensine, a monoamine reuptake inhibitor for the treatment of obesity.
2009 Oct
[The effect of tesofensine on body weight and body composition in obese subjects--secondary publication].
2009 Oct 5
[Drug treatment of obesity--current situation and perspectives].
2010
Semi-mechanistic population pharmacokinetic drug-drug interaction modelling of a long half-life substrate and itraconazole.
2010
Tackling obesity: new therapeutic agents for assisted weight loss.
2010 Apr 26
[Recent progress and novel perspectives on obesity pharmacotherapy].
2010 Aug
Subjective and objective effects of the novel triple reuptake inhibitor tesofensine in recreational stimulant users.
2010 Jul
Effect of centchroman coadministration on the pharmacokinetics of metformin in rats.
2010 Jun
Tesofensine, a novel triple monoamine reuptake inhibitor, induces appetite suppression by indirect stimulation of alpha1 adrenoceptor and dopamine D1 receptor pathways in the diet-induced obese rat.
2010 Jun
Quantitative pharmacology approach in Alzheimer's disease: efficacy modeling of early clinical data to predict clinical outcome of tesofensine.
2010 Jun
The novel triple monoamine reuptake inhibitor tesofensine induces sustained weight loss and improves glycemic control in the diet-induced obese rat: comparison to sibutramine and rimonabant.
2010 Jun 25
Pharmacological management of appetite expression in obesity.
2010 May
New approaches to the pharmacological treatment of obesity: can they break through the efficacy barrier?
2010 Nov
The effect of the triple monoamine reuptake inhibitor tesofensine on energy metabolism and appetite in overweight and moderately obese men.
2010 Nov
Patents

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tesofensine 0.5 mg may cause almost double the weight loss
Route of Administration: Oral
In vitro investigations resulted in IC50 values for tesofensine of 11 and 1.7 nM for the [3 H]5-HT and [3 H]noradrenaline uptake, respectively.
Substance Class Chemical
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