Bosentan

Bosentan
Clinical data
Trade namesTracleer, Stayveer, Safebo
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa605001
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: X (High risk)
Routes of
administration
By mouth
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • AU: S4 (Prescription only)
  • UK: POM (Prescription only)
  • US: ℞-only
  • EU: Rx-only
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability50%
Protein binding>98%
MetabolismLiver
Elimination half-life5 hours
Identifiers
  • 4-tert-butyl-N-[6-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-5-(2-methoxyphenoxy)[2,2'-bipyrimidin]-4-yl]benzenesulfonamide
CAS Number
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.171.206
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC27H29N5O6S
Molar mass551.62 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC(C)(C)c1ccc(cc1)S(=O)(=O)Nc2c(c(nc(n2)c3ncccn3)OCCO)Oc4ccccc4OC
  • InChI=1S/C27H29N5O6S/c1-27(2,3)18-10-12-19(13-11-18)39(34,35)32-23-22(38-21-9-6-5-8-20(21)36-4)26(37-17-16-33)31-25(30-23)24-28-14-7-15-29-24/h5-15,33H,16-17H2,1-4H3,(H,30,31,32) Y
  • Key:GJPICJJJRGTNOD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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Bosentan, sold under the brand name Tracleer among others, is a dual endothelin receptor antagonist medication used in the treatment of pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH).

Bosentan is available as film-coated tablets (62.5 mg or 125 mg) or as dispersable tablets for oral suspension (32 mg).