Idraparinux
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Routes of administration | Subcutaneous |
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Elimination half-life | 80-130 hours |
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Formula | C38H55Na9O49S7 |
Molar mass | 1727.17683 g/mol g·mol−1 |
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Idraparinux sodium is an anticoagulant medication in development by Sanofi-Aventis.[1]
It has a similar chemical structure and the same method of action as fondaparinux, but with an elimination half-life about five to six times longer (an increase from fondaparinux's 17 hours to approximately 80 hours), which means that the drug should only need to be injected once a week.
As of July 2007[update], it has completed the Phase III clinical trial AMADEUS.
Method of action
Idraparinux selectively blocks coagulation factor Xa.[2]
See Heparin: Mechanism of anticoagulant action for a comparison of the mechanism of heparin, low-molecular-weight heparins, fondaparinux and idraparinux.
References
- ^ Bousser MG, Bouthier J, Büller HR; et al. (2008). "Comparison of idraparinux with vitamin K antagonists for prevention of thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial". Lancet. 371 (9609): 315–21. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60168-3. PMID 18294998.
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