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Rufinamide

≥98% (HPLC), powder

Synonym(s):

1-[(2,6-difluorophenyl)methyl]-1H-1,2,3-Triazole-4-carboxamide

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H8F2N4O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
238.19
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white

solubility

DMSO: 9 mg/mL

originator

Novartis

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

NC(=O)c1cn(Cc2c(F)cccc2F)nn1

InChI

1S/C10H8F2N4O/c11-7-2-1-3-8(12)6(7)4-16-5-9(10(13)17)14-15-16/h1-3,5H,4H2,(H2,13,17)

InChI key

POGQSBRIGCQNEG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Rufinamide has been used to test its analgesic effect on neuropathic pain in spared nerve injury (SNI) model.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Rufinamide may elicit inhibition of the sodium channels and block action potential generation. This property makes it an antiepileptic drug for treating epilepsy disorders like Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
Broad-spectrum anticonvulsant.

Features and Benefits

This compound was developed by Novartis. To browse the list of other pharma-developed compounds and Approved Drugs/Drug Candidates, click here.

Diagnostic Implications

Effective therapy for partial seizures in adults and childhood seizures in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.

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Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2 - Repr. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Shin Hye Kim et al.
Seizure, 21(4), 288-291 (2012-03-17)
To evaluate the efficacy of rufinamide as an add-on treatment in children and adolescents with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS). The study was an open-label, observational clinical trial of rufinamide as an add-on treatment in intractable LGS patients. This intent-to-treat trial included
Iolanda Mazzucchelli et al.
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 401(3), 1013-1021 (2011-06-07)
The development of a simple and rapid high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for the determination of the new antiepileptic drug rufinamide (RFN) in human plasma and saliva is reported. Samples (250 μl) are alkalinized with ammonium hydroxide (pH 9.25) and
M Häusler et al.
Neuropediatrics, 42(1), 28-29 (2011-05-11)
Epilepsy with myoclonic absences (EMA) is a rare epileptic syndrome with frequently poor response to antiepileptic treatment. Rufinamide (RUF) is a relatively new EMEA- and FDA-approved anticonvulsant licensed as an orphan drug for the adjunctive treatment of patients with Lennox-Gastaut
K K Jain
Expert opinion on investigational drugs, 9(4), 829-840 (2000-11-04)
This article evaluates rufinamide, a new anti-epileptic drug (AED) in Phase III development. This review is done against the background of therapeutic challenges of epilepsy, old established AEDs, newly introduced AEDs and AEDs in clinical development. Pharmacological properties of 12
Maria G Dahlin et al.
Neuropediatrics, 43(5), 264-270 (2012-09-04)
We examined the influence of age and type of concomitant antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) on the pharmacokinetics of rufinamide (RUF) as well as its efficacy and safety in 51 children with refractory epilepsy. In a retrospective noninterventional survey, dose-to-concentration ratios of

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