- Molecular NameAcetohexamide
- SynonymAcetohexamid
- Weight324.401
- Drugbank_IDDB00414
- ACS_NO968-81-0
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- LogP (experiment)2.44
- LogP (predicted, AB/LogP v2.0)2.59
- pkaN/A
- LogD (pH=7, predicted)0.35
- Solubility (experiment)N/A
- LogS (predicted, ACD/Labs)(ph=7)-1.69
- LogSw (predicted, AB/LogsW2.0)0.41
- Sw (mg/ml) (predicted, ACD/Labs)0.12
- No.of HBond Donors2
- No.of HBond Acceptors6
- No.of Rotatable Bonds4
- TPSA100.72
- StatusFDA approved
- AdministrationN/A
- PharmacologyA first-generation sulfonylurea medication used to treat diabetes mellitus type 2, particularly in people whose diabetes cannot be controlled by diet alone.
- Absorption_value80.0
- Absorption (description)Rapidly absorbed from the GI tract.
- Caco_2N/A
- BioavailabilityN/A
- Protein binding90.0
- Volume of distribution (VD)N/A
- Blood/Plasma Partitioning ratio (D_blood)N/A
- MetabollsmExtensively metabolized in the liver to the active metabolite hydroxyhexamide, which exhibits greater hypoglycemic potency than acetohexamide
- Half life1.3 h
- ExcretionAbout 80% of a dose is excreted in the urine in 24 h, mainly as metabolites.
- Urinary ExcretionN/A
- CleranceN/A
- ToxicityProlonged hypoglycaemia has been reported. Oral, rat LD50: 5 gm/kg; Oral, mouse LD50: >2500 mg/kg. Symptoms of an acetohexamide overdose include hunger, nausea, anxiety, cold sweats, weakness, drowsiness, unconsciousness, and coma.
- LD50 (rat)N/A
- LD50 (mouse)N/A