Famciclovir - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Famciclovir;

NCIt synonyms : 2-(2-(2-Amino-9H-purin-9-yl)ethyl)-1,3-propanediol Diacetate (ester);

NCIt definition : A diacetyl 6-deoxy prodrug analog of the antiviral agent penciclovir. Orally administered, famciclovir in vivo is converted to penciclovir triphosphate, which is active against the Herpes viruses, including herpes simplex 1 and 2 and varicella-zoster. This agent inhibits the replication of viral DNA by interfering competitively with DNA polymerase. (NCI04);

UNII : QIC03ANI02;

InChIKey : GGXKWVWZWMLJEH-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

CAS number : 104227-87-4;

Drug name : Famvir;

Molecule name : BRL-42810; BRL 42810;

Chemical formula : C14H19N5O4;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:4974;

Codes from synonyms : 212;

Details

Origin ID

C29044;

UMLS CUI

C0209227;

Semantic type(s)
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Famciclovir [MeSH Descriptor]
- Famciclovir [LOINC component]
- Famciclovir (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Product containing famciclovir (medicinal product) [SNOMED CT concept]
- famciclovir [ATC Code]
- famciclovir [ATC Code]
- famciclovir [MeSH concept]
- famciclovir [SNOMED Notion]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- famciclovir [ATC Code]
- famciclovir [ATC Code]
concept_is_in_subset
- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]
- HemOnc Agent Terminology [NCIt concept]

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