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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C22H30N2O2S.C6H8O7
Molecular Weight 578.674
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of SUFENTANIL CITRATE

SMILES

OC(=O)CC(O)(CC(O)=O)C(O)=O.CCC(=O)N(C1=CC=CC=C1)C2(COC)CCN(CCC3=CC=CS3)CC2

InChI

InChIKey=OJCZPLDERGDQRJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C22H30N2O2S.C6H8O7/c1-3-21(25)24(19-8-5-4-6-9-19)22(18-26-2)12-15-23(16-13-22)14-11-20-10-7-17-27-20;7-3(8)1-6(13,5(11)12)2-4(9)10/h4-10,17H,3,11-16,18H2,1-2H3;13H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C6H8O7
Molecular Weight 192.1235
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula C22H30N2O2S
Molecular Weight 386.551
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description
Curator's Comment: Description was created based on several sources, including http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2014/019050s032lbl.pdf

Sufentanil is a synthetic opioid analgesic. Sufentanil 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, sufentanil exerts its principal pharmacologic effects on the central nervous system. Its primary actions of therapeutic value are analgesia and sedation. Sufentanil 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. Sufentanil depresses the respiratory centers, depresses the cough reflex, and constricts the pupils. Opiate receptors are coupled with G-protein receptors and function as both positive and negative regulators of synaptic transmission via G-proteins that activate effector proteins. Binding of the opiate stimulates the exchange of GTP for GDP on the G-protein complex. As the effector system is adenylate cyclase and cAMP located at the inner surface of the plasma membrane, opioids decrease intracellular cAMP by inhibiting adenylate cyclase. Subsequently, the release of nociceptive neurotransmitters such as substance P, GABA, dopamine, acetylcholine and noradrenaline is inhibited. Opioids also inhibit the release of vasopressin, somatostatin, insulin and glucagon. Sufentanil's analgesic activity is, most likely, due to its conversion to morphine. Opioids open calcium-dependent inwardly rectifying potassium channels (OP1 receptor agonist). This results in hyperpolarization and reduced neuronal excitability. Sufentanil is used as an analgesic adjunct in anesthesia and as a primary anesthetic drug in procedures requiring assisted ventilation and in the relief of pain.

Approval Year

TargetsConditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Palliative
SUFENTA PRESERVATIVE FREE

Approved Use

Sufentanil Citrate Injection is indicated for intravenous administration in adults and pediatric patients: as an analgesic adjunct in the maintenance of balanced general anesthesia in patients who are intubated and ventilated. as a primary anesthetic agent for the induction and maintenance of anesthesia with 100% oxygen in patients undergoing major surgical procedures, in patients who are intubated and ventilated, such as cardiovascular surgery or neurosurgical procedures in the sitting position, to provide favorable myocardial and cerebral oxygen balance or when extended postoperative ventilation is anticipated. Sufentanil Citrate Injection is indicated for epidural administration as an analgesic combined with low dose (usually 12.5 mg per administration) bupivacaine during labor and vaginal delivery.

Launch Date

1984
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
63.1 pg/mL
30 μg single, sublingual
dose: 30 μg
route of administration: Sublingual
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
SUFENTANIL plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
278 pg × h/mL
30 μg single, sublingual
dose: 30 μg
route of administration: Sublingual
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
SUFENTANIL plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
13.4 h
30 μg single, sublingual
dose: 30 μg
route of administration: Sublingual
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
SUFENTANIL plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
7%
30 μg single, sublingual
dose: 30 μg
route of administration: Sublingual
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
SUFENTANIL plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
0.4 mg/kg single, intranasal
MTD
Dose: 0.4 mg/kg
Route: intranasal
Route: single
Dose: 0.4 mg/kg
Sources:
unknown, 18 - 65 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 18 - 65 years
Sex: unknown
Sources:
Other AEs: Nausea, Hypotension...
Other AEs:
Nausea
Hypotension
Sources:
30 ug single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 30 ug
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 30 ug
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Sources:
Disc. AE: Pruritus, Dizziness...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Pruritus (1 patient)
Dizziness (1 patient)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Hypotension
0.4 mg/kg single, intranasal
MTD
Dose: 0.4 mg/kg
Route: intranasal
Route: single
Dose: 0.4 mg/kg
Sources:
unknown, 18 - 65 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 18 - 65 years
Sex: unknown
Sources:
Nausea
0.4 mg/kg single, intranasal
MTD
Dose: 0.4 mg/kg
Route: intranasal
Route: single
Dose: 0.4 mg/kg
Sources:
unknown, 18 - 65 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 18 - 65 years
Sex: unknown
Sources:
Dizziness 1 patient
Disc. AE
30 ug single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 30 ug
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 30 ug
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Sources:
Pruritus 1 patient
Disc. AE
30 ug single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 30 ug
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 30 ug
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Sources:
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG

OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer


Drug as victim

Drug as victim

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
no
no
yes
yes (co-administration study)
Comment: Co-administration of a single dose of sufentanil sublingual tablet 15 mcg with a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor, ketoconazole, results in 77% and 19% greater AUCinf and Cmax values of sufentanil, respectively, compared to its administration alone
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PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
No reduction in the sufentanil requirement of elderly patients undergoing ventilatory support in the medical intensive care unit.
1999 Oct
Optimal dose of intrathecal clonidine added to sufentanil plus bupivacaine for labour analgesia.
2000 Sep
Liver and renal function after volatile induction and maintenance of anesthesia (VIMA) with sevoflurane versus TIVA with sufentanil-midazolam for CABG surgery.
2001
[Hyperoxia-induced liberation of big-endothelin into jugular venous blood of electric neurosurgical patients].
2001
Right vs left side thoracoscopic sympathectomy: effects of CO2 insufflation on haemodynamics.
2001
Rational use of opioids.
2001 Apr
Changes in the expression of G protein-coupled receptor kinases and beta-arrestin 2 in rat brain during opioid tolerance and supersensitivity.
2001 Apr
The effects of opioids on isolated human pregnant uterine muscles.
2001 Apr
Sedative and analgesic practice in the intensive care unit: the results of a European survey.
2001 Aug
Effects of sufentanil and NMDA antagonists on a C-fibre reflex in the rat.
2001 Aug
More epidural than intravenous sufentanil is required to provide comparable postoperative pain relief.
2001 Aug
The effect of intrathecal analgesia on the success of external cephalic version.
2001 Aug
Pharmacokinetics of sufentanil in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
2001 Dec
Comparison of continuous epidural infusion of ropivacaine and sufentanil with intravenous patient-controlled analgesia after total hip replacement.
2001 Dec
Patient-controlled epidural analgesia after abdominal surgery: ropivacaine versus bupivacaine.
2001 Dec
Neostigmine combined with bupivacaine, clonidine, and sufentanil for spinal labor analgesia.
2001 Dec
The continuous recording of blood pressure in patients undergoing carotid surgery under remifentanil versus sufentanil analgesia.
2001 Dec
[Low concentration Ropivacaine in labor epidural analgesia. A prospective study on obstetric and neonatal outcome].
2001 Dec
Subarachnoid sufentanil for early postoperative pain management in orthopedic patients: a placebo-controlled, double-blind study using spinal microcatheters.
2001 Feb
Continuous intrathecal sufentanil for postoperative analgesia.
2001 Jan
A randomized, double-blinded comparison of intrathecal morphine, sufentanil and their combination versus IV morphine patient-controlled analgesia for postthoracotomy pain.
2001 Jan
A comparison of five solutions of local anaesthetics and/or sufentanil for continuous, postoperative epidural analgesia after major urological surgery.
2001 Jul
Long-term effects of spontaneous breathing during ventilatory support in patients with acute lung injury.
2001 Jul 1
Oesophageal Doppler monitoring overestimates cardiac output during lumbar epidural anaesthesia.
2001 Jun
Recovery after remifentanil and sufentanil for analgesia and sedation of mechanically ventilated patients after trauma or major surgery.
2001 Jun
Comparison of shockwave lithotripsy outcomes in patients receiving sufentanil or lidocaine spinal anesthesia.
2001 Jun
Comparison of fentanyl and sufentanil in combination with bupivacaine for patient-controlled epidural analgesia during labor.
2001 Mar
Selective spinal anesthesia for outpatient laparoscopy. II: epinephrine and spinal cord function.
2001 Mar
Life-threatening pneumothorax of the ventilated lung during thoracoscopic pleurectomy.
2001 May
Minimum analgesic dose of epidural sufentanil for first-stage labor analgesia: a comparison between spontaneous and prostaglandin-induced labors in nulliparous women.
2001 May
Fetal heart rate abnormalities after regional analgesia for labor pain: the effect of intrathecal opioids.
2001 May-Jun
[Obstetric analgesia in patients with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome].
2001 Nov
Vibration sense testing with a 128-Hz tuning fork as a tool to determine recovery from epidural neuraxial block.
2001 Nov-Dec
Obstetric anesthesia and analgesia: options for pain relief during childbirth.
2001 Oct
A high rate of epidural analgesia with bupivacaine-sufentanil is consistent with a low rate of caesarean section and instrumental deliveries.
2001 Oct
Hydromorphone for acute and chronic pain.
2002
Interaction of morphine, fentanyl, sufentanil, alfentanil, and loperamide with the efflux drug transporter P-glycoprotein.
2002 Apr
Alfentanil and sufentanil in fast-track anesthesia for coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
2002 Apr
Pharmacokinetics of a 24-hour intravenous ketoprofen infusion in children.
2002 Feb
Cost-effectiveness of analgesia after Caesarean section. A comparison of intrathecal morphine and epidural PCA.
2002 Jan
Dosing of intrathecal sufentanil.
2002 Jan-Feb
Ropivacaine 2 mg/mL vs. bupivacaine 1.25 mg/mL with sufentanil using patient-controlled epidural analgesia in labour.
2002 Mar
Up-and-down allocation.
2002 Mar
Total intravenous anesthesia for intraoperative monitoring of the motor pathways: an integral view combining clinical and experimental data.
2002 Mar
Patents

Sample Use Guides

ANALGESIC DOSAGES Incremental or Infusion: 1 to 2 mcg/kg (expected duration of anesthesia 1 to 2 hours). Incremental or Infusion: 2 to 8 mcg/kg (expected duration of anesthesia 2 to 8 hours). ANESTHETIC DOSAGES Incremental or Infusion: 8 to 30 mcg/kg (anesthetic doses). At this anesthetic dosage range Sufentanil is generally administered as a slow injection, as an infusion, or as an injection followed by an infusion.
Route of Administration: Intravenous
In Vitro Use Guide
At a concentration of 0.1 umol/l sufentanil a significant reduction of the spontaneous sinus rate, prolongation of atrioventricular, intraventricular and His' bundle conduction could be observed.in isolated guinea-pig hearts.
Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
SUFENTANIL CITRATE CII
USP-RS  
Preferred Name English
SUFENTANIL CITRATE
EP   MART.   MI   ORANGE BOOK   USAN   USP   VANDF   WHO-DD  
USAN  
Official Name English
SUFENTA
Brand Name English
SUFENTANIL CITRATE [VANDF]
Common Name English
SUFENTANIL CITRATE [EP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
SUFENTANIL CITRATE [USAN]
Common Name English
SUFENTANIL CITRATE [MI]
Common Name English
R-33800
Code English
SUFENTANIL CITRATE [USP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
SUFENTANIL CITRATE CII [USP-RS]
Common Name English
PROPANAMIDE, N-(4-(METHOXYMETHYL)-1-(2-(THIENYL)ETHYL)-4-PIPERIDINYL)-N-PHENYL-, 2-HYDROXY-1,2,3-PROPANETRICARBOXYLATE (1:1)
Systematic Name English
DSUVIA
Brand Name English
Sufentanil citrate [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
N-[4-(Methoxymethyl)-1-[2-(2-thienyl)ethyl]-4-piperidyl]propionanilide citrate (1:1)
Systematic Name English
SUFENTANIL CITRATE [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
SUFENTANIL CITRATE [MART.]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
DEA NO. 9740
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NCI_THESAURUS C1506
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NCI_THESAURUS C67413
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1623648
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PUBCHEM
65494
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CAS
60561-17-3
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USAN
W-113
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
262-295-4
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID5048928
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MERCK INDEX
m10288
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NCI_THESAURUS
C47731
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL658
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FDA UNII
S9ZFX8403R
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DAILYMED
S9ZFX8403R
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SMS_ID
100000091108
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EVMPD
SUB04616MIG
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DRUG BANK
DBSALT000275
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RXCUI
58964
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