Drugs Information: Finasteride

Basic Information

ID DDInter736
Drug Type small molecule
Molecular Formula C23H36N2O2
Molecular Weight 372.553
Description Finasteride is an antiandrogenic compound that is used for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and male pattern hair loss in adult males by inhibiting Type II 5-alpha reductase.
ATC Classification D11AX10 G04CA51 G04CB01
IUPAC Name (1S,2R,7R,10S,11S,14S,15S)-N-Tert-Butyl-2,15-Dimethyl-5-Oxo-6-Azatetracyclo[8.7.0.0²,⁷.0¹¹,¹⁵]Heptadec-3-Ene-14-Carboxamide
InChI Inchi=1S/C23H36N2O2/C1-21(2,3)25-20(27)17-8-7-15-14-6-9-18-23(5,13-11-19(26)24-18)16(14)10-12-22(15,17)4/H11,13-18H,6-10,12H2,1-5H3,(H,24,26)(H,25,27)/T14-,15-,16-,17+,18+,22-,23+/M0/S1
InChI Key DBEPLOCGEIEOCV-WSBQPABSSA-N
Canonical SMILES [H][C@@]12CC[C@H](C(=O)NC(C)(C)C)[C@@]1(C)CC[C@@]1([H])[C@@]2([H])CC[C@@]2([H])NC(=O)C=C[C@]12C
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Interactions with Finasteride

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