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Penciclovir
Denavir (penciclovir) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Penciclovir was first approved as Denavir on 1996-09-24. It is used to treat epstein-barr virus infections, herpes labialis, and herpesviridae infections in the USA.
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Therapeutic Areas
Therapeutic Area
MeSH
infectionsD007239
stomatognathic diseasesD009057
skin and connective tissue diseasesD017437
Trade Name
FDA
EMA
Denavir (generic drugs available since 2022-11-09)
Drug Products
FDA
EMA
New Drug Application (NDA)
New Drug Application (NDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Penciclovir
Tradename
Company
Number
Date
Products
DENAVIRMylanN-020629 RX1996-09-24
1 products, RLD, RS
Labels
FDA
EMA
Brand Name
Status
Last Update
denavirNew Drug Application2018-11-26
penciclovirNDA authorized generic2019-09-04
Indications
FDA
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Indication
Ontology
MeSH
ICD-10
epstein-barr virus infectionsEFO_0000769D020031
herpes labialisEFO_1001347D006560B00.1
herpesviridae infectionsEFO_0007309D006566B00.4
Agency Specific
FDA
EMA
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Patent Expiration
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ATC Codes
D: Dermatologicals
D06: Antibiotics and chemotherapeutics for dermatological use
D06B: Chemotherapeutics for topical use
D06BB: Antivirals, topical
D06BB06: Penciclovir
J: Antiinfectives for systemic use
J05: Antivirals for systemic use
J05A: Direct acting antivirals
J05AB: Nucleosides and nucleotides excl. reverse transcriptase inhibitors
J05AB13: Penciclovir
HCPCS
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Clinical
Clinical Trials
18 clinical trials
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Indications Phases 4
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
GoutD006073EFO_0004274M1042612
Tumor lysis syndromeD015275E88.311
Indications Phases 3
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Indications Phases 2
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Diabetic nephropathiesD003928EFO_000040111
Type 2 diabetes mellitusD003924EFO_0001360E1111
Diabetes complicationsD04890911
HyperuricemiaD03346111
Indications Phases 1
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
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Chronic renal insufficiencyD051436N1811
Indications Without Phase
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Epidemiology
Epidemiological information for investigational and approved indications
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Drug
General
Drug common namePENCICLOVIR
INNpenciclovir
Description
Penciclovir is a guanosine analogue antiviral drug used for the treatment of various herpesvirus infections. It is a nucleoside analogue which exhibits low toxicity and good selectivity. Because penciclovir is absorbed poorly when given orally (by mouth) it is more often used as a topical treatment. It is the active ingredient in the cold sore medications Denavir (NDC 0135-0315-52), Vectavir and Fenivir. Famciclovir is a prodrug of penciclovir with improved oral bioavailability.
Classification
Small molecule
Drug classantivirals: antivirals (acyclovir type)
Image (chem structure or protein)
Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
Nc1nc(O)c2ncn(CCC(CO)CO)c2n1
Identifiers
PDB
CAS-ID39809-25-1
RxCUI59839
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL1540
ChEBI ID7956
PubChem CID4725
DrugBankDB00299
UNII ID359HUE8FJC (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
Target
Agency Approved
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Alternate
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Variants
Clinical Variant
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Financial
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Trends
PubMed Central
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Safety
Black-box Warning
No Black-box warning
Adverse Events
Top Adverse Reactions
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1,629 adverse events reported
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