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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C17H25N3O2.ClH
Molecular Weight 339.86
Optical Activity ( - )
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 3
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of Vildagliptin hydrochloride

SMILES

Cl.OC12CC3CC(C1)CC(C3)(C2)NCC(=O)N4CCC[C@H]4C#N

InChI

InChIKey=RZUUYWHYKBKAGN-DNSMMRBLSA-N
InChI=1S/C17H25N3O2.ClH/c18-9-14-2-1-3-20(14)15(21)10-19-16-5-12-4-13(6-16)8-17(22,7-12)11-16;/h12-14,19,22H,1-8,10-11H2;1H/t12?,13?,14-,16?,17?;/m0./s1

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 C17H25N3O2
Molecular Weight 303.3993
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry MIXED
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 3
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Description
Curator's Comment: Description was created based on several sources, including https://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB04876

Vildagliptin, previously identified as LAF237, is a new oral anti-hyperglycemic agent (anti-diabetic drug) of the new dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor class of drugs. Vildagliptin inhibits the inactivation of GLP-1 and GIP by DPP-4, allowing GLP-1 and GIP to potentiate the secretion of insulin in the beta cells and suppress glucaon release by the alpha cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. It is currently in clinical trials in the U.S. and has been shown to reduce hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus. While the drug is still not approved for use in the US, it was approved in Feb 2008 by European Medicines Agency for use within the EU and is listed on the Australian PBS with certain restrictions. Vildagliptin is marketed under the trade names Galvus, Zomelis.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: Vildagliptin does not cross the blood-brain barrier

Originator

Curator's Comment: # Novartis

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Galvus

Approved Use

Vildagliptin is indicated in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults

Launch Date

2007
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
162 ng/mL
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
272 ng/mL
50 mg single, oral
dose: 50 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
671 ng/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
1959 ng/mL
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
2860 ng/mL
400 mg single, oral
dose: 400 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
524 ng/mL
50 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 50 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
415 ng/mL
50 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 50 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
538 ng/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
431 ng/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
675 ng/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
497 ng/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
512 ng/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
632 ng/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
545 ng × h/mL
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
1139 ng × h/mL
50 mg single, oral
dose: 50 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
2968 ng × h/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
6857 ng × h/mL
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
13420 ng × h/mL
400 mg single, oral
dose: 400 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
1480 ng × h/mL
50 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 50 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
1490 ng × h/mL
50 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 50 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
2500 ng × h/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
2215 ng × h/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
2567 ng × h/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
2076 ng × h/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
2411 ng × h/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
3322 ng × h/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1.54 h
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
1.77 h
50 mg single, oral
dose: 50 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
2.1 h
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
2 h
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
5.29 h
400 mg single, oral
dose: 400 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
1.78 h
50 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 50 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
2.41 h
50 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 50 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
2.1 h
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
2.9 h
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
2 h
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
4.9 h
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
3.1 h
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
2.4 h
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
90.7%
VILDAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
400 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 400 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 400 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
healthy, ADULT
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: FASTED
Sources:
100 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 100 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 100 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
The effect of age, gender, and body mass index on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of vildagliptin in healthy volunteers.
2008-03
Effects of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor vildagliptin on incretin hormones, islet function, and postprandial glycemia in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance.
2008-01
Characterization of the influence of vildagliptin on model-assessed -cell function in patients with type 2 diabetes and mild hyperglycemia.
2008-01
The dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor vildagliptin improves beta-cell function and insulin sensitivity in subjects with impaired fasting glucose.
2008-01
Evaluation of the potential for steady-state pharmacokinetic interaction between vildagliptin and simvastatin in healthy subjects.
2007-12
Management of type 2 diabetes in treatment-naive elderly patients: benefits and risks of vildagliptin monotherapy.
2007-12
Incretin receptors for glucagon-like peptide 1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide are essential for the sustained metabolic actions of vildagliptin in mice.
2007-12
The dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor vildagliptin does not accentuate glibenclamide-induced hypoglycemia but reduces glucose-induced glucagon-like peptide 1 and gastric inhibitory polypeptide secretion.
2007-11
DPP-4 inhibition improves glucose tolerance and increases insulin and GLP-1 responses to gastric glucose in association with normalized islet topography in mice with beta-cell-specific overexpression of human islet amyloid polypeptide.
2007-10-04
Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors and their role in Type 2 diabetes management.
2007-09-13
Vildagliptin was effective as add-on therapy in type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with metformin monotherapy.
2007-09-04
The DPP-4 inhibitor vildagliptin: robust glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes and beyond.
2007-09
Incretin-based treatment of type 2 diabetes: glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors.
2007-09
Dose proportionality and the effect of food on vildagliptin, a novel dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor, in healthy volunteers.
2007-09
Comparison between vildagliptin and metformin to sustain reductions in HbA(1c) over 1 year in drug-naïve patients with Type 2 diabetes.
2007-09
Evaluation of pharmacokinetic interactions between vildagliptin and digoxin in healthy volunteers.
2007-08
Dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors and the incretin system in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
2007-08
Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibition and vildagliptin therapy for type 2 diabetes.
2007-08
Antihyperglycaemic therapy in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes: potential role of incretin mimetics and DPP-4 inhibitors.
2007-08
Antidiabetic medications in overweight/obese patients with type 2 diabetes: drawbacks of current drugs and potential advantages of incretin-based treatment on body weight.
2007-08
Does addition of vildagliptin to metformin monotherapy improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus?
2007-08
Efficacy and safety of incretin therapy in type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis.
2007-07-11
A review of the effects of antihyperglycaemic agents on body weight: the potential of incretin targeted therapies.
2007-07
[New concepts in the treatment of type 2 diabetes].
2007-07
The influence of hepatic impairment on the pharmacokinetics of the dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-4) inhibitor vildagliptin.
2007-07
Vildagliptin: a novel oral therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus.
2007-06
Which patients are candidates for dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors?
2007-06
Addition of vildagliptin to insulin improves glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes.
2007-06
Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors: clinical data and clinical implications.
2007-06
New treatments for diabetes.
2007-05-24
Vildagliptin was noninferior to rosiglitazone for glycemic control in type 2 diabetes but caused less weight gain.
2007-05-04
Effect of the novel oral dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor vildagliptin on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of warfarin in healthy subjects.
2007-05
The role of vildagliptin in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
2007-05
Pharmacodynamics of vildagliptin in patients with type 2 diabetes during OGTT.
2007-05
Effects of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibition on gastrointestinal function, meal appearance, and glucose metabolism in type 2 diabetes.
2007-05
[Incretin enhancers, incretin mimetics: from therapeutic concept to clinical application].
2007-04-01
Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors and the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
2007-04
[Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), new target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes].
2007-04
Gateways to clinical trials.
2007-04
Inhibition of DPP-4: a new therapeutic approach for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
2007-04
beta-cell failure in diabetes and preservation by clinical treatment.
2007-04
Gateways to clinical trials.
2007-03-09
Vildagliptin in drug-naïve patients with type 2 diabetes: a 24-week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multiple-dose study.
2007-03
Efficacy and tolerability of initial combination therapy with vildagliptin and pioglitazone compared with component monotherapy in patients with type 2 diabetes.
2007-03
Incretins: a new treatment option for type 2 diabetes?
2007-02
The absolute oral bioavailability and population-based pharmacokinetic modelling of a novel dipeptidylpeptidase-IV inhibitor, vildagliptin, in healthy volunteers.
2007
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of vildagliptin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
2007
Review of sitagliptin phosphate: a novel treatment for type 2 diabetes.
2007
11 Years of cyanopyrrolidines as DPP-IV inhibitors.
2007
New therapeutic strategies for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus based on incretins.
2005
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Sample Use Guides

When used as monotherapy, in combination with metformin, in combination with thiazolidinedione, in combination with metformin and a sulphonylurea, or in combination with insulin (with or without metformin), the recommended daily dose of vildagliptin is 100 mg, administered as one dose of 50 mg in the morning and one dose of 50 mg in the evening. When used in dual combination with a sulphonylurea, the recommended dose of vildagliptin is 50 mg once daily administered in the morning. In this patient population, vildagliptin 100 mg daily was no more effective than vildagliptin 50 mg once daily.
Route of Administration: Oral
Vildagliptin inhibited rat plasma DPP-IV activity in vitro with an IC(50) value of 2.12 nmol/l
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Vildagliptin hydrochloride [WHO-DD]
Preferred Name English
Vildagliptin hydrochloride
Common Name English
2-Pyrrolidinecarbonitrile, 1-[2-[(3-hydroxytricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]dec-1-yl)amino]acetyl]-, hydrochloride (1:1), (2S)-
Systematic Name English
(2S)-1-[2-[(3-hydroxy-1-adamantyl)amino]acetyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonitrile hydrochloride
Systematic Name English
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