Chlorpropamide

Chlorpropamide
Clinical data
Trade namesDiabinese
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa682479
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: C
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Legal status
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Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability>90%
Protein binding90%
Metabolism<1%
Elimination half-life36 hours
ExcretionRenal (glomerular filtration → reabsorption → tubular secretion)
Identifiers
  • 4-chloro-N-(propylcarbamoyl)benzenesulfonamide
CAS Number
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.002.104 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC10H13ClN2O3S
Molar mass276.74 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Melting point126 to 130 °C (259 to 266 °F)
  • O=S(=O)(c1ccc(Cl)cc1)NC(=O)NCCC
  • InChI=1S/C10H13ClN2O3S/c1-2-7-12-10(14)13-17(15,16)9-5-3-8(11)4-6-9/h3-6H,2,7H2,1H3,(H2,12,13,14) checkY
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Chlorpropamide is an antidiabetic drug, belonging to the sulfonylurea class of organic compounds. It is used to treat diabetes mellitus type 2. It is a long-acting first-generation sulfonylurea.