Sultiame

Sultiame
Clinical data
Trade namesOspolot
Other namesSulthiame (AAN AU), sulthiame (USAN US)
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: D
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • AU: S4 (Prescription only)
  • UK: POM (Prescription only)
  • US: ℞-only
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability100% (oral)
Protein binding29%
MetabolismHepatic secretion
Elimination half-life24 hours
ExcretionFecal (10%) and renal (90%)
Identifiers
  • 4-(1,1-dioxothiazinan-2-yl)benzenesulfonamide
CAS Number
PubChem CID
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.000.465 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC10H14N2O4S2
Molar mass290.35 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=S2(=O)N(c1ccc(cc1)S(=O)(=O)N)CCCC2
  • InChI=1S/C10H14N2O4S2/c11-18(15,16)10-5-3-9(4-6-10)12-7-1-2-8-17(12,13)14/h3-6H,1-2,7-8H2,(H2,11,15,16) checkY
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Sultiame (or sulthiame) is a sulfonamide and inhibitor of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase. It is used as an anticonvulsant and in recent studies showed promise in reducing sleep disordered breathing and other symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).