Anodyne

Nevirapine
Nevirapine
Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK
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Conformer structure via JSmol
Physical properties
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266.30 g/mol [1]
AppearanceCrystals from pyridine and water [1]
Melting point247-249 °C [1]
Solubility>39.9 [ug/mL] (The mean of the results at pH 7.4) [1]
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Structural Identifiers
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C15H14N4[1]
2-cyclopropyl-7-methyl-2,4,9,15-tetrazatricyclo[9.4.0.03,8]pentadeca-1(11),3,5,7,12,14-hexaen-10-one [1]
CC1=C2C(=NC=C1)N(C3=C(C=CC=N3)C(=O)N2)C4CC4 [1]
InChI=1S/C15H14N4O/c1-9-6-8-17-14-12(9)18-15(20)11-3-2-7-16-13(11)19(14)10-4-5-10/h2-3,6-8,10H,4-5H2,1H3,(H,18,20) [1]
InChIKeyNQDJXKOVJZTUJA-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]
Dosing
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Elimination half-life45 hours

Nevirapine

Nevirapine (also known as Viramune, BI-RG-587, Nevirapine anhydrous, 11-Cyclopropyl-4-methyl-5,11-dihydro-6H-dipyrido[3,2-b:2',3'-e][1,4]diazepin-6-one, Viramune XR, BIRG 0587, BIRG587, Nevirapine, anhydrous, Nevirapine teva or 11-Cyclopropyl-5,11-dihydro-4-methyl-6H-dipyrido(3,2-b:2',3'-e)(1,4)diazepin-6-one)

Chemistry

Salts []

Nevirapine is typically found in the form of its hemihydrate salt.

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Nevirapine is a achiral mixture

Legal status []

  • Australia: Nevirapine is a S4 substance.[3]
  • United States: Nevirapine is a prescription only substance.
  • European Union: Nevirapine is a prescription only substance.

See also []

References []

  1. National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 4463, Nevirapine. Accessed July 4, 2025. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4463

  2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Nevirapine. UNII: 99DK7FVK1H. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed July 4, 2025. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/99DK7FVK1H

  3. Prescription medicines: registration of new generic medicines and biosimilar medicines, 2017. June 21, 2022. Accessed July 4, 2025. https://www.tga.gov.au/resources/publication/publications/prescription-medicines-registration-new-generic-medicines-and-biosimilar-medicines-2017