Sulfalene

Sulfalene (INN, USAN) or sulfametopyrazine (BAN) is a long-acting sulfonamide antibacterial used for the treatment of chronic bronchitis, urinary tract infections and malaria. As of 2014 there were only two countries in which it is currently still marketed: Thailand and Ireland.

Sulfalene
Clinical data
Trade namesEadazine, Kelfizina, Kelfizine W, Longum
Other namesSulfametopyrazine
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding60 to 80%
Elimination half-life60 to 65 hours
ExcretionUrinary
Identifiers
  • 4-Amino-N-(3-methoxypyrazinyl)benzenesulfonamide
CAS Number
PubChem CID
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.005.278
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC11H12N4O3S
Molar mass280.30 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=S(=O)(Nc1nccnc1OC)c2ccc(N)cc2
  • InChI=1S/C11H12N4O3S/c1-18-11-10(13-6-7-14-11)15-19(16,17)9-4-2-8(12)3-5-9/h2-7H,12H2,1H3,(H,13,15) Y
  • Key:KXRZBTAEDBELFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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It was discovered by researchers at Farmitalia and first published in 1960 and was marketed as Kelfizina.

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