• Molecular NameIdarubicin
  • SynonymIdarubicin Hcl; Idarubicin Hydrochloride; Idarubicina [INN-Spanish]; Idarubicine [INN-French]; Idarubicinum [INN-Latin]
  • Weight497.5
  • Drugbank_IDDB01177
  • ACS_NO58957-92-9
  • Show 3D model
  • LogP (experiment)0.803
  • LogP (predicted, AB/LogP v2.0)1.22
  • pkaN/A
  • LogD (pH=7, predicted)0.11
  • Solubility (experiment)N/A
  • LogS (predicted, ACD/Labs)(ph=7)-4.48
  • LogSw (predicted, AB/LogsW2.0)0.14
  • Sw (mg/ml) (predicted, ACD/Labs)0.01
  • No.of HBond Donors6
  • No.of HBond Acceptors10
  • No.of Rotatable Bonds3
  • TPSA176.61
  • StatusFDA approved
  • AdministrationN/A
  • PharmacologyAn anthracycline antileukemic drug that is currently combined with cytosine arabinoside as a first line treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. It belongs to the family of drugs called antitumor antibiotics.
  • Absorption_valueN/A
  • Absorption (description)After intravenous administration, idarubicin is rapidly distributed into body tissues and extensively tissue bound. After oral administration, idarubicin is rapidly absorbed.
  • Caco_2N/A
  • Bioavailability28.0
  • Protein binding97.0
  • Volume of distribution (VD)24.7 L/kg
  • Blood/Plasma Partitioning ratio (D_blood)N/A
  • MetabollsmIt is mostly metabolised in the liver, by aldoketoreductase, which reduces the ketone function at the C13 position to idarubicinol (1,3-dihydroidarubicin), the principal metabolite.
  • Half life15.2 h (idarubicin); 41 h (idarubicinol)
  • ExcretionThe unchanged drug and metabolite are excreted mainly in bile but also in urine. Oral bioavailability is between 24 and 39% after oral administration.
  • Urinary Excretion<5
  • Clerance29 ml/min/kg
  • ToxicityAcute/high doses of idarubicin (> 600 mg/m2) can lead to myocardial toxicity, with potentially fatal congestive heart failure (CHF), life-threatening arrhythmias and serious gastro-intestinal events, for example, bleeding and preforations.
  • LD50 (rat)N/A
  • LD50 (mouse)N/A