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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C47H64N4O12
Molecular Weight 877.0307
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 9 / 9
E/Z Centers 1
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of RIFAPENTINE

SMILES

CO[C@H]1\C=C\O[C@@]2(C)OC3=C(C)C(O)=C4C(O)=C(NC(=O)C(C)=C\C=C\[C@H](C)[C@H](O)[C@@H](C)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](C)[C@H](OC(C)=O)[C@@H]1C)C(\C=N\N5CCN(CC5)C6CCCC6)=C(O)C4=C3C2=O

InChI

InChIKey=WDZCUPBHRAEYDL-GZAUEHORSA-N
InChI=1S/C47H64N4O12/c1-24-13-12-14-25(2)46(59)49-37-32(23-48-51-20-18-50(19-21-51)31-15-10-11-16-31)41(56)34-35(42(37)57)40(55)29(6)44-36(34)45(58)47(8,63-44)61-22-17-33(60-9)26(3)43(62-30(7)52)28(5)39(54)27(4)38(24)53/h12-14,17,22-24,26-28,31,33,38-39,43,53-57H,10-11,15-16,18-21H2,1-9H3,(H,49,59)/b13-12+,22-17+,25-14-,48-23+/t24-,26+,27+,28+,33-,38-,39+,43+,47-/m0/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C47H64N4O12
Molecular Weight 877.0307
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 9 / 9
E/Z Centers 1
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/1998/21024lbl.pdf http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB01201

PRIFTIN® (rifapentine) is indicated in adults and children 12 years and older for the treatment of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PRIFTIN must always be used in combination with one or more antituberculosis (anti-TB) drugs to which the isolate is susceptible. Rifapentine is an antibiotic that inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity in susceptible cells. Specifically, it interacts with bacterial RNA polymerase but does not inhibit the mammalian enzyme. And it acts via the inhibition of DNA-dependent RNA polymerase, leading to a suppression of RNA synthesis and cell death. It is bactericidal and has a very broad spectrum of activity against most gram-positive and gram-negative organisms (including Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and specifically Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Because of rapid emergence of resistant bacteria, use is restricted to treatment of mycobacterial infections and a few other indications. Rifampin is well absorbed when taken orally and is distributed widely in body tissues and fluids, including the CSF. It is metabolized in the liver and eliminated in bile and, to a much lesser extent, in urine, but dose adjustments are unnecessary with renal insufficiency. Rifapentine has shown higher bacteriostatic and bactericidal activities especially against intracellular bacteria growing in human monocyte-derived macrophages.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Curative
PRIFTIN

Approved Use

is indicated in adults and children 12 years and older for the treatment of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PRIFTIN must always be used in combination with one or more antituberculosis (anti-TB) drugs to which the isolate is susceptible

Launch Date

1999
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
15.05 μg/mL
600 mg 1 times / 3 days steady-state, oral
dose: 600 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered:
RIFAPENTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
25.8 μg/mL
900 mg single, oral
dose: 900 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: ISONIAZID
RIFAPENTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: FED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
319.54 μg × h/mL
600 mg 1 times / 3 days steady-state, oral
dose: 600 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered:
RIFAPENTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
817 μg × h/mL
900 mg single, oral
dose: 900 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: ISONIAZID
RIFAPENTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: FED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
13.19 h
600 mg 1 times / 3 days steady-state, oral
dose: 600 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered:
RIFAPENTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
16.6 h
900 mg single, oral
dose: 900 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: ISONIAZID
RIFAPENTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: FED
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
2.3%
600 mg 1 times / 3 days steady-state, oral
dose: 600 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered:
RIFAPENTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
20 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, oral
MTD
Dose: 20 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 20 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
healthy
Health Status: healthy
Sex: M+F
Sources:
600 mg 2 times / week multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy
Disc. AE: Hepatotoxicity...
Other AEs: Hyperbilirubinemia, Discoloration urine...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Hepatotoxicity
Other AEs:
Hyperbilirubinemia
Discoloration urine
Clostridium difficile colitis
Sources:
600 mg 2 times / week multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy
Disc. AE: Hepatitis, ALT increased...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Hepatitis (0.28%)
ALT increased (0.28%)
AST increased (0.28%)
LDH increased (0.28%)
Bilirubin increased (0.28%)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Clostridium difficile colitis
600 mg 2 times / week multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy
Discoloration urine
600 mg 2 times / week multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy
Hyperbilirubinemia
600 mg 2 times / week multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy
Hepatotoxicity Disc. AE
600 mg 2 times / week multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy
ALT increased 0.28%
Disc. AE
600 mg 2 times / week multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy
AST increased 0.28%
Disc. AE
600 mg 2 times / week multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy
Bilirubin increased 0.28%
Disc. AE
600 mg 2 times / week multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy
Hepatitis 0.28%
Disc. AE
600 mg 2 times / week multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy
LDH increased 0.28%
Disc. AE
600 mg 2 times / week multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 600 mg, 2 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy
Overview

Overview

Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes [IC50 230 uM]
yes [IC50 357 uM]
yes [IC50 70 uM]
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Utilization of human nuclear receptors as an early counter screen for off-target activity: a case study with a compendium of 615 known drugs.
2015-06
A multifactorial approach to hepatobiliary transporter assessment enables improved therapeutic compound development.
2013-11
Human arylacetamide deacetylase is responsible for deacetylation of rifamycins: rifampicin, rifabutin, and rifapentine.
2011-12-01
Short-course chemotherapy with TMC207 and rifapentine in a murine model of latent tuberculosis infection.
2011-09-15
Structure and anti-TB activity of trachylobanes from the liverwort Jungermannia exsertifolia ssp. cordifolia.
2010-04-23
Potent in vitro antifungal activities of naturally occurring acetylenic acids.
2008-07
Use of immortalized human hepatocytes to predict the magnitude of clinical drug-drug interactions caused by CYP3A4 induction.
2006-10
Activities of moxifloxacin alone and in combination with other antimicrobial agents against multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in BALB/c mice.
2003-01
Effectiveness of once-weekly rifapentine and moxifloxacin regimens against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mice.
2001-12
Comparison of the in vitro activities of rifapentine and rifampicin against Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.
2000-10
Activity of rifapentine and its metabolite 25-O-desacetylrifapentine compared with rifampicin and rifabutin against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis and M. bovis BCG.
2000-10
Antituberculosis activity of once-weekly rifapentine-containing regimens in mice. Long-term effectiveness with 6- and 8-month treatment regimens.
2000-05
In vitro susceptibilities of rapidly growing mycobacteria to telithromycin (HMR 3647) and seven other antimicrobials.
2000-01
Evaluation of rifapentine in long-term treatment regimens for tuberculosis in mice.
1999-10
Analysis of rifapentine for preventive therapy in the Cornell mouse model of latent tuberculosis.
1999-09
Development of rifapentine susceptibility tests for Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
1999-01
Contribution of rpoB mutations to development of rifamycin cross-resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
1998-07
Microplate alamar blue assay versus BACTEC 460 system for high-throughput screening of compounds against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium.
1997-05
Low-dose aerosol infection model for testing drugs for efficacy against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
1996-12
Comparative antimycobacterial activities of rifampin, rifapentine, and KRM-1648 against a collection of rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates with known rpoB mutations.
1996-11
[In vitro anti-MAC activities of new quinolones in focus (1)].
1996-09
Rifapentine is active in vitro and in vivo against Toxoplasma gondii.
1996-06
How effective is KRM-1648 in treatment of disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infections in beige mice?
1996-02
New drugs for tuberculosis.
1995-09
Comparison of activities of rifapentine and rifampin against Mycobacterium tuberculosis residing in human macrophages.
1995-09
Mutation position and type of substitution in the beta-subunit of the RNA polymerase influence in-vitro activity of rifamycins in rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
1995-02
Effectiveness of various antimicrobial agents against Mycobacterium avium complex in the beige mouse model.
1994-11
Effectiveness of rifabutin alone or in combination with isoniazid in preventive therapy of mouse tuberculosis.
1994-10
Intermittent azithromycin for treatment of Mycobacterium avium infection in beige mice.
1994-08
Comparative in vivo activities of rifabutin and rifapentine against Mycobacterium avium complex.
1994-02
Effectiveness of rifampin, rifabutin, and rifapentine for preventive therapy of tuberculosis in mice.
1993-12
Azithromycin, rifabutin, and rifapentine for treatment and prophylaxis of Mycobacterium avium complex in rats treated with cyclosporine.
1993-03
Activity of rifapentine against Mycobacterium avium infection in beige mice.
1992-05
Activity in vitro of rifabutin, FCE 22807, rifapentine, and rifampin against Mycobacterium microti and M. tuberculosis and their penetration into mouse peritoneal macrophages.
1992-01
In vivo activities of newer rifamycin analogs against Mycobacterium avium infection.
1991-10
Activities of sparfloxacin, azithromycin, temafloxacin, and rifapentine compared with that of clarithromycin against multiplication of Mycobacterium avium complex within human macrophages.
1991-07
In vitro activities against mycobacteria of two long-acting rifamycins, FCE22807 and CGP40/469A (SPA-S-565).
1990-06
Bactericidal activity in vitro of various rifamycins against Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
1990-03
New antibacterial drugs for the treatment of mycobacterial disease in man.
1988-07
In vitro activity of new rifamycins against rifampicin-resistant M. tuberculosis and MAIS-complex mycobacteria.
1987-09
In vitro properties of rifapentine (MDL473) relevant to its use in intermittent chemotherapy of tuberculosis.
1987-06
Determination of MICs of conventional and experimental drugs in liquid medium by the radiometric method against Mycobacterium avium complex.
1987
[In-vitro antimycobacterial activity of rifapentine (comparison with rifampicin)].
1986-12
Comparative in vitro activities of MDL 473, rifampin, and ansamycin against Mycobacterium intracellulare.
1985-09
Comparison of the sensitivity of mycobacteria to the cyclopentyl rifamycin DL473 and rifampicin.
1982-08
Antibacterial activity of DL 473, a new semisynthetic rifamycin derivative.
1981-08
Patents

Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Curator's Comment: PRIFTIN should be administered at a dose of 600 mg twice weekly for two months as directly observed therapy (DOT), with an interval of no less than 3 consecutive days (72 hours) between doses, in combination with other anti- tuberculosis drugs as part of an appropriate regimen which includes daily companion drugs such as isoniazid (INH), ethambutol (EMB) and pyrazinamide (PZA).
600 mg twice weekly for two months
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
In a comparison of in vitro properties of rifapentine (RIF), the minimal inhibitory concentration of RIF against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Tween-albumin liquid medium was usually 0.02 micrograms/ml; the bactericidal activity against a log phase culture was slightly less than that of RMP and the recovery after pulsed exposures to 1 microgram/ml of RIF lasting 6, 24 and 96 h was identical for the two rifamycins.
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Name Type Language
RIFAPENTINE
INN   MART.   MI   ORANGE BOOK   USAN   VANDF   WHO-DD  
USAN   INN  
Official Name English
PRIFITIN
Preferred Name English
KTC-1
Code English
RIFAPENTINE [VANDF]
Common Name English
R-773
Code English
DL-473
Code English
R-77-3
Code English
rifapentine [INN]
Common Name English
Rifapentine [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
RIFAPENTINE [MART.]
Common Name English
RIFAMYCIN AF/ACPP
Common Name English
MDL 473
Code English
RIFAPENTINE [MI]
Common Name English
3-((4-CYCLOPENTYL-1-PIPERAZINYL)IMINO)METHYL)RIFAMYCIN
Common Name English
RIFAMYCIN, 3-(((4-CYCLOPENTYL-1-PIPERAZINYL)IMINO)METHYL)-
Common Name English
3-(((4-CYCLOPENTYL-1-PIPERAZINYL)IMINO)METHYL)RIFAMYCIN
Common Name English
RIFAPENTIN
Common Name English
RIFAPENTINE [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
PRIFTIN
Brand Name English
ANTIBIOTIC DL-473IT
Code English
RIFAPENTINE [USAN]
Common Name English
MDL-473
Code English
3-[N-(4-Cyclopentyl-1-piperazinyl)formimidoyl]rifamycin
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C280
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WHO-VATC QJ04AB05
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FDA ORPHAN DRUG 89695
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LIVERTOX NBK548547
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EVMPD
SUB10311MIG
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SMS_ID
100000080562
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MERCK INDEX
m9614
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NCI_THESAURUS
C66516
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WIKIPEDIA
Rifapentine
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FDA UNII
XJM390A33U
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DRUG BANK
DB01201
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DAILYMED
XJM390A33U
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INN
4765
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LACTMED
Rifapentine
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CHEBI
45304
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID8041115
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RXCUI
35617
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USAN
X-15
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CAS
61379-65-5
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
262-743-9
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DRUG CENTRAL
2378
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PUBCHEM
135403821
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CHEMBL1660
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BINDER->LIGAND
The bound concentration increased slightly (,2%) as the concentration of 14C-rifapentine increased from 0.5 to 10 mg/ml. At concentrations above 10 mg/ml, protein binding did not appear to vary with increasing concentration.
BINDING
METABOLIC ENZYME -> INDUCER
EXCRETED UNCHANGED
FECAL
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
METABOLIC ENZYME -> INDUCER
EXCRETED UNCHANGED
URINE
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