Tadalafil

Tadalafil
Clinical data
Pronunciation/təˈdæləfɪl/ tə-DAL-ə-fil
Trade namesCialis, others
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa604008
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: B1
Routes of
administration
By mouth
Drug classPDE5 inhibitor
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
BioavailabilityVaries
Protein binding94%
MetabolismLiver (predominantly CYP3A4)
MetabolitesCatechol metabolite
Onset of action30 minutes
Elimination half-life17.5 hours
Duration of action≤ 36 hours
ExcretionFeces (~61%), urine (~36%)
Identifiers
IUPAC name
  • (6R,12aR)-6-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-methyl-2,3,6,7,12,12a-hexahydropyrazino[1',2':1,6]
    pyrido[3,4-b]indole-1,4-dione
CAS Number
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEBI
ChEMBL
PDB ligand
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.214.024
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC22H19N3O4
Molar mass389.411 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
SMILES
  • CN1CC(=O)N2[C@H](Cc3c([nH]c4ccccc34)[C@H]2c2ccc3c(c2)OCO3)C1=O
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C22H19N3O4/c1-24-10-19(26)25-16(22(24)27)9-14-13-4-2-3-5-15(13)23-20(14)21(25)12-6-7-17-18(8-12)29-11-28-17/h2-8,16,21,23H,9-11H2,1H3/t16-,21-/m1/s1 Y
  • Key:WOXKDUGGOYFFRN-IIBYNOLFSA-N Y
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