Ethacrynic acid
Edecrin (ethacrynic acid) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Ethacrynic acid was first approved as Edecrin on 1982-01-01. It is used to treat ascites, chronic kidney failure, edema, heart failure, and hypertension amongst others in the USA.
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Therapeutic Areas
Therapeutic Area | MeSH |
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digestive system diseases | D004066 |
respiratory tract diseases | D012140 |
urogenital diseases | D000091642 |
cardiovascular diseases | D002318 |
signs and symptoms pathological conditions | D013568 |
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Edecrin (generic drugs available since 2016-06-30)
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Ethacrynic acid
Tradename | Company | Number | Date | Products |
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EDECRIN | Bausch Health Companies | N-016092 RX | 1982-01-01 | 1 products, RLD, RS |
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Brand Name | Status | Last Update |
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edecrin sodium edecrin | New Drug Application | 2020-08-31 |
ethacrynic acid | ANDA | 2023-03-27 |
Indications
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Indication | Ontology | MeSH | ICD-10 |
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ascites | HP_0001541 | D001201 | R18 |
chronic kidney failure | EFO_0003884 | D007676 | N18.6 |
edema | — | D004487 | R60.9 |
heart failure | EFO_0003144 | D006333 | I50 |
hypertension | EFO_0000537 | D006973 | I10 |
liver cirrhosis | EFO_0001422 | D008103 | K74.0 |
nephrotic syndrome | EFO_0004255 | D009404 | N04 |
pulmonary edema | EFO_1001134 | D011654 | J81 |
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Indications Phases 4
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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Infertility | D007246 | EFO_0000545 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | |
Kallmann syndrome | D017436 | Orphanet_478 | E23.0 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Assisted reproductive techniques | D027724 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
Fertilization in vitro | D005307 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||
Embryo loss | D020964 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Aneuploidy | D000782 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Polycystic ovary syndrome | D011085 | EFO_0000660 | E28.2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Anovulation | D000858 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Hyperandrogenism | D017588 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Healthy volunteers/patients | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Indications Phases 3
Indications Phases 2
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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Obesity | D009765 | EFO_0001073 | E66.9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Indications Phases 1
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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Ovarian neoplasms | D010051 | EFO_0003893 | C56 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Indications Without Phase
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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Fertility | D005298 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Thalassemia | D013789 | EFO_1001996 | D56 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Pregnancy outcome | D011256 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Endometriosis | D004715 | EFO_0001065 | N80 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
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Drug common name | ETHACRYNIC ACID |
INN | etacrynic acid |
Description | Etacrynic acid is an aromatic ether that is phenoxyacetic acid in which the phenyl ring is substituted by chlorines at positions 2 and 3, and by a 2-methylidenebutanoyl group at position 4. It is a loop diuretic used to treat high blood pressure resulting from diseases such as congestive heart failure, liver failure, and kidney failure. It is also a glutathione S-transferase (EC 2.5.1.18) inhibitor. It has a role as an ion transport inhibitor, an EC 2.5.1.18 (glutathione transferase) inhibitor and a loop diuretic. It is an aromatic ether, a monocarboxylic acid, an aromatic ketone and a dichlorobenzene. It is functionally related to an acetic acid. |
Classification | Small molecule |
Drug class | — |
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Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence) | C=C(CC)C(=O)c1ccc(OCC(=O)O)c(Cl)c1Cl |
Identifiers
PDB | — |
CAS-ID | 58-54-8 |
RxCUI | 4109 |
ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL456 |
ChEBI ID | 4876 |
PubChem CID | 3278 |
DrugBank | DB00903 |
UNII ID | M5DP350VZV (ChemIDplus, GSRS) |
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