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Details

Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C27H38N2O4
Molecular Weight 454.6016
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of VERAPAMIL

SMILES

COC1=C(OC)C=C(CCN(C)CCCC(C#N)(C(C)C)C2=CC(OC)=C(OC)C=C2)C=C1

InChI

InChIKey=SGTNSNPWRIOYBX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C27H38N2O4/c1-20(2)27(19-28,22-10-12-24(31-5)26(18-22)33-7)14-8-15-29(3)16-13-21-9-11-23(30-4)25(17-21)32-6/h9-12,17-18,20H,8,13-16H2,1-7H3

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C27H38N2O4
Molecular Weight 454.6016
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity ( + / - )

Description
Curator's Comment: Description was created based on several sources, including https://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00661

Verapamil is a FDA approved drug used to treat high blood pressure and to control chest pain. Verapamil is an L-type calcium channel blocker that also has antiarrythmic activity. The R-enantiomer is more effective at reducing blood pressure compared to the S-enantiomer. However, the S-enantiomer is 20 times more potent than the R-enantiomer at prolonging the PR interval in treating arrhythmias. Verapamil inhibits voltage-dependent calcium channels. Specifically, its effect on L-type calcium channels in the heart causes a reduction in ionotropy and chronotropy, thuis reducing heart rate and blood pressure. Verapamil's mechanism of effect in cluster headache is thought to be linked to its calcium-channel blocker effect, but which channel subtypes are involved is presently not known.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: As a lipophilic substance, verapamil easily crosses the blood–brain barrier. Verapamil is, however, a substrate for the efflux transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in the blood–brain barrier. The P-pg restricts net brain uptake of verapamil by immediately transporting it out of the brain.

Approval Year

TargetsConditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
CALAN

Approved Use

CALAN tablets are indicated for the treatment of the following: Angina 1. Angina at rest including: — Vasospastic (Prinzmetal’s variant) angina — Unstable (crescendo, pre-infarction) angina 2. Chronic stable angina (classic effort-associated angina) Arrhythmias 1. In association with digitalis for the control of ventricular rate at rest and during stress in patients with chronic atrial flutter and/or atrial fibrillation (see WARNINGS: Accessory bypass tract) 2. Prophylaxis of repetitive paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia Essential hypertension CALAN is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. These benefits have been seen in controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs from a wide variety of pharmacologic classes including this drug.

Launch Date

1981
Primary
CALAN

Approved Use

CALAN tablets are indicated for the treatment of the following: Angina 1. Angina at rest including: — Vasospastic (Prinzmetal’s variant) angina — Unstable (crescendo, pre-infarction) angina 2. Chronic stable angina (classic effort-associated angina) Arrhythmias 1. In association with digitalis for the control of ventricular rate at rest and during stress in patients with chronic atrial flutter and/or atrial fibrillation (see WARNINGS: Accessory bypass tract) 2. Prophylaxis of repetitive paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia Essential hypertension CALAN is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. These benefits have been seen in controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs from a wide variety of pharmacologic classes including this drug.

Launch Date

1981
Primary
CALAN

Approved Use

CALAN tablets are indicated for the treatment of the following: Angina 1. Angina at rest including: — Vasospastic (Prinzmetal’s variant) angina — Unstable (crescendo, pre-infarction) angina 2. Chronic stable angina (classic effort-associated angina) Arrhythmias 1. In association with digitalis for the control of ventricular rate at rest and during stress in patients with chronic atrial flutter and/or atrial fibrillation (see WARNINGS: Accessory bypass tract) 2. Prophylaxis of repetitive paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia Essential hypertension CALAN is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. These benefits have been seen in controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs from a wide variety of pharmacologic classes including this drug.

Launch Date

1981
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
139.28 ng/mL
80 mg single, oral
dose: 80 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VERAPAMIL plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
367.05 ng × h/mL
80 mg single, oral
dose: 80 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VERAPAMIL plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
7.15 h
80 mg single, oral
dose: 80 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
VERAPAMIL plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
9.9%
VERAPAMIL plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Overview

OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer




Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as victim

Drug as victim

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes (co-administration study)
Comment: Co-administration of multiple doses of 10 mg of verapamil with 80 mg simvastatin resulted in exposure to simvastatin 2.5-fold that following simvastatin alone; Clinically significant interactions have been reported with inhibitors of CYP3A4 (e.g., erythromycin, ritonavir) causing elevation of plasma levels of verapamil while inducers of CYP3A4 (e.g., rifampin) have caused a lowering of plasma levels of verapamil
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Tox targets

Tox targets

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
[Verapamil sensitive ventricular tachycardia with myocardial failure in a 2-year-old child].
1999 May
P-glycoprotein system as a determinant of drug interactions: the case of digoxin-verapamil.
1999 Oct
Motor and electrographic response of refractory experimental status epilepticus in rats and effect of calcium channel blockers.
2000 Feb
Up-regulation of multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein via nuclear factor-kappaB activation protects kidney proximal tubule cells from cadmium- and reactive oxygen species-induced apoptosis.
2000 Jan 21
Acute onset of auditory hallucinations after initiation of celecoxib therapy.
2000 Jun
Antiarrhythmic and cardiohemodynamic effects of a novel Ca(2+) channel blocker, AH-1058, assessed in canine arrhythmia models.
2000 Jun 9
Effect of metoprolol and verapamil administered separately and concurrently after single doses on liver blood flow and drug disposition.
2000 May
Dimeric 4-aryl-1,4-dihydropyridines as novel HIV-1 protease inhibitors--affinities to intestinal P-glycoprotein.
2000 Oct
Activating transcription factor 2-derived peptides alter resistance of human tumor cell lines to ultraviolet irradiation and chemical treatment.
2001 Feb
[Treatment of cluster headache].
2001 Feb
Pretreatment with potent P-glycoprotein ligands may increase intestinal secretion in rats.
2001 Feb
Inward calcium currents in cultured and freshly isolated detrusor muscle cells: evidence of a T-type calcium current.
2001 Feb
Pharmacologic management of atrial fibrillation: current therapeutic strategies.
2001 Feb
Dysfunction of polymorphonuclear leukocytes in uremia: role of parathyroid hormone.
2001 Feb
Signaling mechanisms for the selective vasoconstrictor effect of norbormide on the rat small arteries.
2001 Feb
A flow cell assay for evaluation of whole cell drug efflux kinetics: analysis of paclitaxel efflux in CCRF-CEM leukemia cells overexpressing P-glycoprotein.
2001 Feb
Ivermectin excretion by isolated functionally intact brain endothelial capillaries.
2001 Feb
Investigating the platelet-sparing mechanism of paclitaxel/carboplatin combination chemotherapy.
2001 Feb 1
hKv4.3 channel characterization and regulation by calcium channel antagonists.
2001 Feb 23
The effects of vasopressin in isolated rat hearts.
2001 Jan
Verapamil prevents stretch-induced shortening of atrial effective refractory period in langendorff-perfused rabbit heart.
2001 Jan
Sarcoglycan, the heart, and skeletal muscles: new treatment, old drug?
2001 Jan
Prognostic implications of intima-media thickness and plaques in the carotid and femoral arteries in patients with stable angina pectoris.
2001 Jan
A novel zidovudine uptake system in microglia.
2001 Jan
PSA-specific and non-PSA-specific conversion of a PSA-targeted peptide conjugate of doxorubicin to its active metabolites.
2001 Mar
Requirement of neural activity for the maintenance of dopaminergic neurons in rat midbrain slice cultures.
2001 Mar 16
The effect of cardiac arrest on the blood-testis barrier to albumin, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide, sucrose, and verapamil in the mouse.
2001 Mar-Apr
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Angina: Clinical trials show that the usual dose is 80 mg to 120 mg three times a day. However, 40 mg three times a day may be warranted in patients who may have an increased response to verapamil (eg, decreased hepatic function, elderly, etc). Upward titration should be based on therapeutic efficacy and safety evaluated approximately eight hours after dosing. Dosage may be increased at daily (eg, patients with unstable angina) or weekly intervals until optimum clinical response is obtained. Arrhythmias: The dosage in digitalized patients with chronic atrial fibrillation (see PRECAUTIONS) ranges from 240 to 320 mg/day in divided (t.i.d. or q.i.d.) doses. The dosage for prophylaxis of PSVT (non-digitalized patients) ranges from 240 to 480 mg/day in divided (t.i.d. or q.i.d.) doses. In general, maximum effects for any given dosage will be apparent during the first 48 hours of therapy. Essential hypertension: Dose should be individualized by titration. The usual initial monotherapy dose in clinical trials was 80 mg three times a day (240 mg/day). Daily dosages of 360 and 480 mg have been used but there is no evidence that dosages beyond 360 mg provided added effect. Consideration should be given to beginning titration at 40 mg three times per day in patients who might respond to lower doses, such as the elderly or people of small stature. The antihypertensive effects of CALAN are evident within the first week of therapy. Upward titration should be based on therapeutic efficacy, assessed at the end of the dosing interval.
Route of Administration: Other
Blockade of L-type calcium channels by verapamil (50 um) prevented a Norgestrel-induced calcium influx in stressed 661W photoreceptor-like cells.
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
CJ0O37KU29
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Name Type Language
VERAPAMIL
INN   MI   USAN   VANDF   WHO-DD  
USAN   INN  
Official Name English
VERAPAMIL SLOW RELEASE
Common Name English
VERAPAMIL [USAN]
Common Name English
D-365
Code English
Verapamil [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
VERAPAMIL [VANDF]
Common Name English
CP-165331
Code English
CP-16,533-1
Code English
verapamil [INN]
Common Name English
VERAPAMIL [MI]
Common Name English
(±)-5-((3,4-DIMETHOXYPHENETHYL)METHYLAMINO)-2-(3,4-DIMETHOXYPHENYL)-2-ISOPROPYLVALERONITRILE
Systematic Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NDF-RT N0000175566
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WHO-VATC QC09BB10
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WHO-VATC QC08DA01
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WHO-ATC C08DA51
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NCI_THESAURUS C333
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WHO-ESSENTIAL MEDICINES LIST 12.2
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WHO-ESSENTIAL MEDICINES LIST 12.1
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WHO-VATC QC08DA51
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NDF-RT N0000000069
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WHO-ATC C09BB10
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LIVERTOX NBK548362
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WHO-ATC C08DA01
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Code System Code Type Description
ECHA (EC/EINECS)
200-145-1
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PRIMARY
CHEBI
9948
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PRIMARY
PUBCHEM
2520
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PRIMARY
IUPHAR
2406
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PRIMARY
DAILYMED
CJ0O37KU29
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PRIMARY
INN
2122
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PRIMARY
NDF-RT
N0000182141
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PRIMARY Cytochrome P450 3A4 Inhibitors [MoA]
RXCUI
11170
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PRIMARY RxNorm
SMS_ID
100000079099
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PRIMARY
CAS
52-53-9
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PRIMARY
WIKIPEDIA
VERAPAMIL
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PRIMARY
LACTMED
Verapamil
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PRIMARY
DRUG BANK
DB00661
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PRIMARY
MESH
D014700
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PRIMARY
DRUG CENTRAL
2815
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PRIMARY
NDF-RT
N0000185503
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PRIMARY P-Glycoprotein Inhibitors [MoA]
NCI_THESAURUS
C928
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PRIMARY
FDA UNII
CJ0O37KU29
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PRIMARY
MERCK INDEX
m11414
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PRIMARY Merck Index
EPA CompTox
DTXSID9041152
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PRIMARY
EVMPD
SUB00038MIG
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PRIMARY
ChEMBL
CHEMBL6966
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PRIMARY
NDF-RT
N0000190114
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PRIMARY Cytochrome P450 3A Inhibitors [MoA]
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