Therapeutic Area | MeSH |
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eye diseases | D005128 |
Tradename | Company | Number | Date | Products |
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ZIOPTAN | Thea Pharma | N-202514 RX | 2012-02-10 | 1 products, RLD, RS |
Brand Name | Status | Last Update |
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tafluprost | ANDA | 2024-12-04 |
tafluprost ophthalmic | NDA authorized generic | 2022-06-01 |
zioptan | New Drug Application | 2024-04-17 |
Indication | Ontology | MeSH | ICD-10 |
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open-angle glaucoma | EFO_0004190 | D005902 | H40.1 |
Drug common name | Tafluprost |
INN | tafluprost |
Description | Tafluprost (trade names Taflotan by Santen Pharmaceutical, Zioptan by Merck in the US and Saflutan by Mundipharma in Australia) is a prostaglandin analogue. It is used topically (as eye drops) to control the progression of open-angle glaucoma and in the management of ocular hypertension, alone or in combination with other medication. It reduces intraocular pressure by increasing the outflow of aqueous fluid from the eyes.
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Classification | Small molecule |
Drug class | prostaglandins |
Image (chem structure or protein) | |
Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence) | CC(C)OC(=O)CCC/C=C\C[C@H]1[C@@H](O)C[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1/C=C/C(F)(F)COc1ccccc1 |
PDB | — |
CAS-ID | 209860-87-7 |
RxCUI | — |
ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL1963683 |
ChEBI ID | 66899 |
PubChem CID | 6433101 |
DrugBank | DB08819 |
UNII ID | 1O6WQ6T7G3 (ChemIDplus, GSRS) |