Avanafil

Avanafil
Avanafil is a PDE5 inhibitor
Clinical data
Trade namesStendra
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa614010
License data
Routes of
administration		By mouth
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Legal status
  • AU: S4 (Prescription only)[1]
  • UK: POM (Prescription only)
  • US: ℞-only
  • EU: Rx-only
Identifiers
  • (S)-4-((3-chloro-4-methoxybenzyl)amino)-2-(2-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-N-(pyrimidin-2-ylmethyl)pyrimidine-5-carboxamide
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC23H26ClN7O3
Molar mass483.96 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • Clc1c(OC)ccc(c1)CNc3nc(ncc3C(=O)NCc2ncccn2)N4[C@@H](CCC4)CO
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Avanafil is a PDE5 inhibitor approved for erectile dysfunction by the FDA on April 27, 2012[2] and by EMA on June 21, 2013.[3] Avanafil is sold under the brand names Stendra and Spedra. It was invented at Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, formerly known as Tanabe Seiyaku Co.,[4] and licensed to Vivus Inc., which partnered with Menarini Group to commercialise Spedra in over forty European countries, Australia, and New Zealand.[5] Metuchen Pharmaceuticals obtained exclusive rights within the United States.[6]

Avanafil acts by inhibiting a specific phosphodiesterase type 5 enzyme found in various body tissues, primarily in the corpus cavernosum penis.[7] Other similar drugs are sildenafil, tadalafil and vardenafil. The advantage of avanafil is that it has very fast onset of action compared with other PDE5 inhibitors. It is absorbed quickly, reaching a maximum serum concentration in about thirty to forty-five minutes.[8] About two-thirds of the participants were able to engage in sexual activity within fifteen minutes.[8]

  1. ^ "Prescription medicines: registration of new chemical entities in Australia, 2016". Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). 21 June 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Stendra FDA Approval History". Drugs.com. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Spedra (avanafil)". European Medicines Agency. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference US6797709 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "VIVUS Announces Avanafil Partnership With Menarini". Vivus Inc. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08.
  6. ^ "VIVUS and Metuchen Pharmaceuticals Announce License Agreement for Commercial Rights to Stendra". Vivus Inc. 3 October 2016.
  7. ^ "avanafil, Spedra". Medicine Net. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  8. ^ a b Kyle JA, Brown DA, Hill JK (October 2013). "Avanafil for erectile dysfunction". The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 47 (10). Sage Publishing: 1312–1320. doi:10.1177/1060028013501989. PMID 24259695. S2CID 6562049.