Chemistry:Allisartan isoproxil

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Allisartan isoproxil
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC27H29ClN6O5
Molar mass553.02 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

Allisartan isoproxil is an antihypertensive pharmaceutical drug.[1][2][3] It belongs to the angiotensin II receptor blocker class of drugs. It is an esterified prodrug,[2] and its metabolism results in the formation of a single metabolite, losartan carboxylic acid (EXP3174), an oxidized form of losartan.

Chemical structure of losartan carboxylic acid

In China, allisartan isoproxil was approved by the Chinese Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of hypertension in 2012, and introduced to the market in 2013.[4]

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