Dabigatran

Chemical formula: C₂₅H₂₅N₇O₃  Molecular mass: 627.733 g/mol  PubChem compound: 6445226

Active ingredient description

Dabigatran etexilate is a small molecule prodrug which does not exhibit any pharmacological activity. After oral administration, dabigatran etexilate is rapidly absorbed and converted to dabigatran by esterase-catalysed hydrolysis in plasma and in the liver. Dabigatran is a potent, competitive, reversible direct thrombin inhibitor and is the main active principle in plasma.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
B01AE07 Dabigatran etexilate B Blood and blood forming organs → B01 Antithrombotic agents → B01A Antithrombotic agents → B01AE Direct thrombin inhibitors
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title Information Source Document Type  
PRADAXA 75mg Hard capsule European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC
PRADAXA 110mg Hard capsule European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC
PRADAXA 150mg Hard capsule European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 211914-51-1
CAS Substance: 211915-06-9
DrugBank Drug: DB06695
KEGG Drug: D07144
PubChem Compound: 6445226
RxNorm Ingredient: 1037042
SNOMED-CT Concept: 698871007
Dabigatran (substance)
UNII Identifier: I0VM4M70GC
DABIGATRAN

Medicines

Dabigatran is an active ingredient of these brands:

United States (US)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Australia (AU)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Austria (AT)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Brazil (BR)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Canada (CA)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Croatia (HR)

  • DAXANLO as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE
  • FLUXITRA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE
  • GRIBERO as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE
  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE
  • TUXANUVA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Cyprus (CY)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Ecuador (EC)

Estonia (EE)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE
  • TELEXER as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE

Finland (FI)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

France (FR)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Hong Kong (HK)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Ireland (IE)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Israel (IL)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Italy (IT)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Japan (JP)

  • PRAZAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Lithuania (LT)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Malta (MT)

Mexico (MX)

Netherlands (NL)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

New Zealand (NZ)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Poland (PL)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Romania (RO)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE
  • TELEXER as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE
  • WASEDOC as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE

Singapore (SG)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

South Africa (ZA)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Spain (ES)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Tunisia (TN)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Turkey (TR)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

United Kingdom (UK)

  • PRADAXA as DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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