Tasimelteon

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Tasimelteon
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Systematic (IUPAC) name
N-([(1R,2R)-2-(2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-4-yl)cyclopropyl]methyl)propanamide
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
Identifiers
CAS Number 609799-22-6
ATC code none
PubChem CID 10220503
Chemical data
Formula C15H19NO2
Molar mass 245.3 g/mol[[Script error: No such module "String".]]
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Tasimelteon (BMS-214,778) is a drug which is under development for the treatment of insomnia and other sleep disorders.[1] It is a selective agonist for the melatonin receptors MT1 and MT2 in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the brain, similar to older drugs such as ramelteon.[2] It has been through Phase III trials successfully and was shown to improve both onset and maintenance of sleep, with few side effects.[3]


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  1. 'Time-bending drug' for jet lag. BBC News. 2 December 2008
  2. Vachharajani NN, Yeleswaram K, Boulton DW. Preclinical pharmacokinetics and metabolism of BMS-214778, a novel melatonin receptor agonist. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2003 Apr;92(4):760-72. PMID 12661062
  3. Shantha MW Rajaratnam, Mihael H Polymeropoulos, Dennis M Fisher, Thomas Roth, Christin Scott, Gunther Birznieks, Elizabeth B Klerman (2009-02-07). "Melatonin agonist tasimelteon (VEC-162) for transient insomnia after sleep-time shift: two randomised controlled multicentre trials". The Lancet. 373 (9662): 482–491. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61812-7. Retrieved 2010-02-23.