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Ciclopirox
Loprox (ciclopirox) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Ciclopirox was first approved as Loprox on 1982-12-30. It is used to treat cutaneous candidiasis, onychomycosis, tinea pedis, and tinea versicolor in the USA. It is known to target poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 1.
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Therapeutic Area
MeSH
infectionsD007239
skin and connective tissue diseasesD017437
signs and symptoms pathological conditionsD013568
Trade Name
FDA
EMA
Loprox (generic drugs available since 2004-08-06, discontinued: Penlac)
Drug Products
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New Drug Application (NDA)
New Drug Application (NDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Ciclopirox
Tradename
Company
Number
Date
Products
LOPROXBausch Health CompaniesN-021159 RX2003-02-28
1 products, RLD, RS
LOPROXMedimetriks PharmaceuticalsN-018748 RX1982-12-30
1 products, RLD, RS
LOPROXMedimetriks PharmaceuticalsN-019824 RX1988-12-30
1 products, RLD, RS
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Brand Name
Status
Last Update
ciclopiroxANDA2023-06-15
loproxNew Drug Application2019-05-01
Indications
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Indication
Ontology
MeSH
ICD-10
cutaneous candidiasisD002179
onychomycosisD014009B35.1
tinea pedisEFO_0007512D014008B35.3
tinea versicolorEFO_0007439D014010B36.0
Agency Specific
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Patent Expiration
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ATC Codes
D: Dermatologicals
D01: Antifungals for dermatological use
D01A: Antifungals for topical use
D01AE: Other antifungals for topical use in atc
D01AE14: Ciclopirox
G: Genito urinary system and sex hormones
G01: Gynecological antiinfectives and antiseptics
G01A: Antiinfectives and antiseptics, excl. combinations with corticosteroids
G01AX: Other gynecological antiinfectives and antiseptics in atc
G01AX12: Ciclopirox
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Clinical
Indications Phases 4
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Indications Phases 3
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Indications Phases 2
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Indications Phases 1
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Indications Without Phase
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Epidemiology
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Drug
General
Drug common nameCICLOPIROX
INNciclopirox
Description
Ciclopirox is a cyclic hydroxamic acid that is 1-hydroxypyridin-2(1H)-one in which the hydrogens at positions 4 and 6 are substituted by methyl and cyclohexyl groups, respectively. A broad spectrum antigfungal agent, it also exhibits antibacterial activity against many Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and has anti-inflammatory properties. It is used a a topical treatment of fungal skin and nail infections. It has a role as an antibacterial agent and an antiseborrheic. It is a pyridone, a cyclic hydroxamic acid and a hydroxypyridone antifungal drug.
Classification
Small molecule
Drug classantimycotics (pyridone derivatives)
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Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
Cc1cc(C2CCCCC2)n(O)c(=O)c1
Identifiers
PDB
CAS-ID29342-05-0
RxCUI21090
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL1413
ChEBI ID453011
PubChem CID2749
DrugBankDB01188
UNII ID19W019ZDRJ (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
Target
Agency Approved
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Alternate
PARP1
PARP1
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
PARP1
Gene synonyms
ADPRT, PPOL
NCBI Gene ID
Protein name
poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 1
Protein synonyms
ADP-ribosyltransferase (NAD+; poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase), ADP-ribosyltransferase diphtheria toxin-like 1, ADP-ribosyltransferase NAD(+), ADPRT 1, ARTD1, DNA ADP-ribosyltransferase PARP1, NAD(+) ADP-ribosyltransferase 1, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase family, member 1, poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase, poly(ADP-ribosyl)transferase, Poly[ADP-ribose] synthase 1, Protein poly-ADP-ribosyltransferase PARP1
Uniprot ID
Mouse ortholog
Parp1 (11545)
poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 1 (P11103)
Variants
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Trends
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Safety
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Adverse Events
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4 adverse events reported
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