Molecular Formula: C23H34O5
Molecular weight: 390.5 g/mol
CAS No: 81846-19-7
ATC Code: B01AC21
Drug Class: Anti-Hypertensive
General Properties:
Treprostinil is a carboxylic acid and a carbotricyclic compound. It has a role as a platelet aggregation inhibitor, a vasodilator agent, an antihypertensive agent, a cardiovascular drug, a vitamin K antagonist and a human blood serum metabolite.
Treprostinil is a stable tricyclic analogue of prostacyclin that promotes the vasodilation of pulmonary and systemic arterial vascular beds and the inhibition of platelet aggregation. It reduces symptoms in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease. The first agent approved for the treatment of PAH was [epoprostenol], a synthetic prostacyclin that significantly increases patients’ quality of life. However, the use of epoprostenol is limited due to its short half-life (3-5 min) and instability at room temperature. The use of more stable alternatives such as treprostinil provides patients with PAH with more treatment options. Treprostinil was approved by the FDA in 2002 for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. It is available in the following routes of administration: subcutaneous, intravenous, inhaled and oral.
Treprostinil is a Prostacycline Vasodilator. The physiologic effect of treprostinil is by means of Vasodilation.
Indication:
Treprostinil is used to treat certain kinds of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH; high blood pressure in the vessels carrying blood to the lungs, causing shortness of breath, dizziness, and tiredness). Treprostinil may improve the ability to exercise and slow the worsening of symptoms in patients with PAH
