Oteseconazole

Oteseconazole
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Trade namesVivjoa
Other namesVT-1161
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By mouth
Drug classAntifungal
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Identifiers
  • (2R)-2-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-1,1-difluoro-3-(tetrazol-1-yl)-1-[5-[4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)phenyl]pyridin-2-yl]propan-2-ol
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC23H16F7N5O2
Molar mass527.403 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CN=C(C=C2)C([C@](CN3C=NN=N3)(C4=C(C=C(C=C4)F)F)O)(F)F)OCC(F)(F)F
  • InChI=1S/C23H16F7N5O2/c24-16-4-7-18(19(25)9-16)21(36,11-35-13-32-33-34-35)23(29,30)20-8-3-15(10-31-20)14-1-5-17(6-2-14)37-12-22(26,27)28/h1-10,13,36H,11-12H2/t21-/m0/s1
  • Key:IDUYJRXRDSPPRC-NRFANRHFSA-N

Oteseconazole, a novel tetrazole containing orally bioavailable and selective inhibitor of fungal lanosterol 14α-demethylase (CYP51), has shown promising efficacy in the treatment of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) in patients.[2][3]

Marketed under the brand name Vivjoa, this medication was developed by Mycovia Pharmaceuticals and received approval for medicinal use from United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) in April 2022.[1][4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Vivjoa- oteseconazole capsule". DailyMed. U.S. National Library of Medicine. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. ^ Sobel JD, Nyirjesy P (December 2021). "Oteseconazole: an advance in treatment of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis". Future Microbiology. 16 (18): 1453–1461. doi:10.2217/fmb-2021-0173. PMID 34783586. S2CID 244131114.
  3. ^ De SK (2023). "Oteseconazole: First Approved Orally Bioavailable and Selective CYP51 Inhibitor for the Treatment of Patients with Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis". Current Medicinal Chemistry. 30 (37): 4170–4175. doi:10.2174/0929867330666230220130024. PMID 36803759. S2CID 257066627.
  4. ^ "Drugs@FDA: FDA-Approved Drugs". www.accessdata.fda.gov. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ "FDA Approves Mycovia Pharmaceuticals' VIVJOA™ (oteseconazole), the First and Only FDA-Approved Medication for Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (Chronic Yeast Infection)". www.businesswire.com. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.