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Apremilast

Apremilast, sold under the brand name Otezla among others, is a medication for the treatment of certain types of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. The drug acts as a selective inhibitor of the enzyme phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4). It is taken by mouth.

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3D model (JSmol)
Interactive image
AHFS/Drugs.com
Monograph
ATC code
L04AA32 (WHO)
Bioavailability
73%; Tmax = ~2.5 hours
CAS Number
608141-41-9
ChEBI
CHEBI:78540

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Apremilast

Nodes68
Edges67
Triples116
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029412
Components1

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Apremilast

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related to Legal status · 18
Apremilast → Accord Healthcare, American, Amgen's, Apremilast Accord, April, Behcet's, Canada, Committee, European Medicines Agency, European Union, Generic, Human Use, In April, In February, January, Medicinal Products, Otezla, The
related to Chemistry · 9
Apremilast → IFN-γ IL-2, IL-10, IL-12, IL-23, In, It, PDE4, The, TNF-α
related to Pharmacokinetics · 9
Apremilast → CYP1A2, CYP2A6, CYP3A4, It, Its, O-desmethylapremilast, Only, Plasma, The
related to Economics · 8
Apremilast → Amgen, Celgene, In, In Austria, Otezla, The, UK, US
related to Medical uses · 8
Apremilast → Behçet's, DMARD, DMARDs, European Union, In, It, PsA, United States
Legal status · 5
Apremilast → AU: S4 (Prescription only), EU: Rx-only, In general: ℞ (Prescription only), UK: POM (Prescription only), US: ℞-only
related to Interactions · 5
Apremilast → Concurrent, John's, P450, St, Using
related to Mechanism of action · 5
Apremilast → IL-12/IL-23p40, In, PDE4, The, TNFα
related to history · 4
Apremilast → Behçet's, Drug Administration, FDA, US Food
related to Contraindications · 3
Apremilast → European Union, In, US

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treatment otezla psoriasis arthritis enzyme psoriatic others us indicated european use pde4 hours mouth adults plaque associated union drug celgene

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Apremilast3D model (JSmol)Interactive image1.00infobox
ApremilastAHFS/Drugs.comMonograph1.00infobox
ApremilastATC codeL04AA32 (WHO)1.00infobox
ApremilastBioavailability73%; Tmax = ~2.5 hours1.00infobox
ApremilastCAS Number608141-41-91.00infobox
ApremilastChEBICHEBI:785401.00infobox
ApremilastChEMBLChEMBL5148001.00infobox
ApremilastChemSpider97364481.00infobox
ApremilastCompTox Dashboard (EPA)DTXSID309762891.00infobox
ApremilastDrugBankDB056761.00infobox
ApremilastECHA InfoCard100.234.7861.00infobox
ApremilastElimination half-life6–9 hours1.00infobox
ApremilastExcretionUrine (58%), faeces (39%)1.00infobox
ApremilastFormulaC22H24N2O7S1.00infobox
ApremilastKEGGD088601.00infobox
ApremilastLegal statusAU: S4 (Prescription only)1.00infobox
ApremilastLegal statusUK: POM (Prescription only)1.00infobox
ApremilastLegal statusUS: ℞-only1.00infobox
ApremilastLegal statusEU: Rx-only1.00infobox
ApremilastLegal statusIn general: ℞ (Prescription only)1.00infobox
ApremilastLicense dataUS DailyMed: Apremilast1.00infobox
ApremilastMedlinePlusa6140221.00infobox
ApremilastMetabolismLiver (CYP3A4, with minor contributions from CYP2A6, CYP1A2)1.00infobox
ApremilastMetabolitesO-desmethylapremilast glucuronide (and others)1.00infobox
ApremilastMolar mass460.50 g·mol−11.00infobox
ApremilastOther namesCC-100041.00infobox
ApremilastPregnancy categoryAU: B31.00infobox
ApremilastPronunciation/əˈprɛmɪlæst/ ə-PREM-i-last1.00infobox
ApremilastProtein bindingc. 68%1.00infobox
ApremilastPubChem CID115616741.00infobox

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