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Pioglitazone hydrochloride

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

5-[[4-[2-(5-Ethyl-2-pyridinyl)ethoxy]phenyl]methyl]-2,4-thiazolidinedione monohydrochloride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H20N2O3S · HCl
CAS Number:
112529-15-4
Molecular Weight:
392.90
MDL number:
MFCD04975446
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329750847
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

pioglitazone

manufacturer/tradename

USP

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

Cl.CCc1ccc(CCOc2ccc(CC3SC(=O)NC3=O)cc2)nc1

InChI

1S/C19H20N2O3S.ClH/c1-2-13-3-6-15(20-12-13)9-10-24-16-7-4-14(5-8-16)11-17-18(22)21-19(23)25-17;/h3-8,12,17H,2,9-11H2,1H3,(H,21,22,23);1H

InChI key

GHUUBYQTCDQWRA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... PPARG(5468)

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Pioglitazone hydrochloride USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia. Also, for use with USP monographs such as:
  • Pioglitazone and Metformin Hydrochloride Tablets
  • Pioglitazone Tablets
  • Pioglitazone and Glimepiride Tablets

Biochem/physiol Actions

Pioglitazone hydrochloride is a PPARγ agonist and thiazolidinedione (TZD) anti-diabetic. Pioglitazone is a selective agonist of the nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPAR-γ) and to a lesser extent PPAR-α.

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Pictograms

Health hazardExclamation mark
GHS08,GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H351

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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The use of oral pioglitazone in the treatment of lichen planopilaris.
Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska et al.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 72(2), 355-356 (2015-01-17)
Chin-Hsiao Tseng
Metabolism: clinical and experimental, 63(8), 1049-1055 (2014-06-04)
To investigate whether pioglitazone treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus was associated with an increased risk of kidney cancer. The reimbursement databases of all Taiwanese patients with type 2 diabetes who received oral anti-diabetic agents or insulin from
W Xu et al.
Journal of internal medicine, 277(1), 137-150 (2014-07-22)
Progressive β-cell dysfunction hinders the maintenance of glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes, but comparative data on β-cell-protective therapies are lacking in the early stage of type 2 diabetes. Here we evaluated the comparative glycaemic efficacy and impact on β-cell
M Suzuki et al.
Nutrition & diabetes, 4, e125-e125 (2014-07-08)
Tofogliflozin, a highly selective inhibitor of sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2), induces urinary glucose excretion (UGE), improves hyperglycemia and reduces body weight in patients with Type 2 diabetes (T2D). The mechanisms of tofogliflozin on body weight reduction were investigated in detail
Catherine M Viscoli et al.
American heart journal, 168(6), 823-829 (2014-12-03)
Recurrent vascular events remain a major source of morbidity and mortality after stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). The IRIS Trial is evaluating an approach to secondary prevention based on the established association between insulin resistance and increased risk for
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