Falecalcitriol

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0083805-11-2

Chemical Formula

C27-H38-F6-O3

Molecular Weight

524

Therapeutic Category

Vitamin D analogue

Chemical Names

(+)-(5Z,7E)-26,26,26,27,27,27-Hexafluoro-9,10-secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-triene-1α,3β,25-triol (WHO)

(1R,3S,5Z)-5-[(2E)-2-[(1R,3aS,7aR)-7a-Methyl-1-[(2R)-7,7,7-trifluoro-6-hydroxy-6-(trifluoromethyl)heptan-2-yl]-2,3,3a,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-inden-4-ylidene]ethylidene]-4-methylidenecyclohexane-1,3-diol (IUPAC)

Foreign Names

• Falecalcitriolum (Latin)
• Falecalcitriol (German)
• Falécalcitriol (French)
• Falecalcitriol (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Falecalcitoriol (OS: JAN)
• Folecalcitriol (IS)
• Ro 23-4194 (IS)
• ST 630 (IS)

Brand Names

• Fulstan
  Dainippon Sumitomo, Japan



• Hornel
  Taisho Yakuhin, Japan

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Glossary

IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
WHO	World Health Organization

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