Pantoprazole Sodium

Chemical properties

White to Off-White Solid

Originator

Controloc,Byk Gulden ,Germany

The Uses of Pantoprazole Sodium

An antiulcerative. Gastric pump inhibitor

The Uses of Pantoprazole Sodium

Gastrointestinal

The Uses of Pantoprazole Sodium

An antiulcerative. Gastric pump inhibitor.

What are the applications of Application

Pantoprazole Sodium is a gastic proton pump inhibitor

Definition

ChEBI: Pantoprazole sodium is an organic sodium salt. It has a role as an EC 3.6.3.10 (H(+)/K(+)-exchanging ATPase) inhibitor and an anti-ulcer drug. It contains a pantoprazole(1-).

Manufacturing Process

2-Chloromethyl-4,5-dimethoxy-3-methylpyridinium chloride (about 1.5 g) are added to a solution of 5-difluoromethoxy-1H-benzimidazole-2-thiol in 10 ml of ethanol and 10 ml of 1 N sodium hydroxide solution. The yellow reaction mixture is stirred at 20°C for 1 hour, a further 10 ml of water are added, whereupon a colorless solid precipitates out, the mixture is stirred for a further 5 hours and filtered and the residue is rinsed with 1 N sodium hydroxide solution and water and dried to constant weight. The 5difluoromethoxy-2-[(4,5-dimethoxy-2-pyridyl)methylthio]-1H-benzimidazole is obtained as an oil.
5-Difluoromethoxy-2-[(4,5-dimethoxy-2-pyridyl)methylthio]-1H-benzimidazole (about 1 g) are dissolved in 10 ml of dioxane and 2 ml of 1 N sodium hydroxide solution. An equimolar amount of a titrated aqueous sodium hypochlorite solution, to which 1 mole per liter of sodium hydroxide solution has been added, is first added dropwise, while cooling with ice. After one hour a further equivalent and after 3 hours half the equimolar amount of sodium hypochlorite are added, to achieve complete reaction. After a reaction time of 4 hours, 5 ml of 5% strength sodium thiosulfate solution and another 25 ml of dioxane are added and the upper dioxane phase is separated off, washed once with 5 ml of sodium thiosulfate solution and concentrated on a rotary evaporator. The oily residue is dissolved in 20 ml of water and 10 ml of ethyl acetate and the solution is brought to pH 7 with about 100 ml of a buffer solution of pH 6.8. The solid which has precipitated out is filtered off with suction over a suction filter, washed with water, extracted by stirring at 0C with acetone and dried. 5-Difluoromethoxy-2-[(4,5-dimethoxy-2pyridyl)methanesulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole is prepared; yield about 85%.

brand name

Protonix (Wyeth).

Therapeutic Function

Antiulcer

General Description

Pantoprazole sodium, racemicsodium5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-[[3,4-dimethoxy-2-pyridinyl)methyl]sulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole sesquihydrate is a white tooff-white crystalline powder that is freely soluble in water,very slightly soluble in phosphate buffer at pH 7.4, and practicallyinsoluble in n-hexane. The benzimidazole of this drughas a weakly basic nitrogen (pyridine N, pKa 3.83) and an benzimidazoleproton (pKa 0.11), facilitating formulation as asodium salt. The stability of the compound in aqueous solutionis pH dependent; the rate of degradation increases with decreasingpH. At ambient temperature, the degradation half-lifeis approximately 2.8 hours at pH 5.0 and approximately 220hours at pH 7.8.
The absorption of pantoprazole is rapid (C_max of2.5μg/mL, T_max 2.5 hours) after single or multiple oral40-mg doses. Pantoprazole is well absorbed (77% bioavailability).Administration with food may delay its absorptionbut does not alter pantoprazole bioavailability. Pantoprazoleis distributed mainly in extracellular fluid. The serum proteinbinding of pantoprazole is about 98%, primarily to albumin.Pantoprazole is extensively metabolized in the liver throughthe CYP system, including O-demethylation (CYP2C19),with subsequent sulfation. Other metabolic pathways includesulfur oxidation by CYP3A4. There is no evidencethat any of the pantoprazole metabolites have significantpharmacological activity. Approximately 71% of a dose of pantoprazole is excreted in the urine, with 18% excretedin the feces through biliary excretion.

Description

Pantoprazole sodium, bearing a difluoromethoxy group in its benzimidazole moiety, is clinically used worldwide to treat erosive esophagitis caused by stomach acid. It is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) that reduces the amount of gastric acid produced in the stomach. Through curbing the terminal step of gastric acid secretion, pantoprazole sodium decreases acid concentration in the stomach to aid the healing of duodenal ulcers. It reduces the pain from indigestion and heartburn.