Aldesulfone sodium

Aldesulfone sodium
Skeletal formula of aldesulfone sodium
Space-filling model of the component ions of aldesulfone sodium
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code J04BA03 (WHO)
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding 69%
Metabolism Hepatic
Biological half-life 3 to 8 hours
Identifiers
CAS Number 144-75-2 YesY
PubChem (CID) 8954
DrugBank DB01145 N
ChemSpider 8610 YesY
UNII 57OWB0Q221 YesY
KEGG D02521 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL1200580 N
Chemical and physical data
Formula C14H16N2Na2O6S3
Molar mass 404.485 g/mol
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
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Aldesulfone sodium (or sulfoxone) is an antibiotic used in the treatment of leprosy.

Sulfoxone sodium was introduced in Japan in 1948.[1]

References

  1. "[A 50-year history of new drugs in Japan: the developments of antileprosy drugs and their epidemiological aspects]". Yakushigaku Zasshi. 37 (1): 76–83. 2002. PMID 12412600.


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