Flupirtine

Flupirtine
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
ATC code N02BG07 (WHO)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability 90% (oral), 70% (rectal)[1]
Metabolism Hepatic to 2-amino-3-acetylamino-6-(para-fluorobenzylamino) pyridine (which has 20-30% the analgesic potential of its parent compound), para-fluorohippuric acid[2] and a mercapturic acid metabolite, presumably formed from a glutathione adduct[3]
Biological half-life 6.5 hrs (average), 11.2-16.8 hrs (average 14 hrs) (elderly), 8.7-10.9 hrs (average 9.8 hrs) (in those with moderate-level renal impairment)[1]
Excretion 72% of flupirtine and its metabolites appear in urine and 18% appear in feces[4]
Identifiers
CAS Number 56995-20-1 N
PubChem (CID) 53276
IUPHAR/BPS 2598
ChemSpider 48119 N
UNII MOH3ET196H YesY
KEGG D07978 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL255044 N
ECHA InfoCard 100.054.986
Chemical and physical data
Formula C15H17FN4O2
Molar mass 304.32 g/mol
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
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Flupirtine is an aminopyridine that functions as a centrally acting non-opioid analgesic that was originally used as an analgesic for acute and chronic pain[5] but in 2013 due to issues with liver toxicity, the European Medicines Agency restricted its use to acute pain, for no more than two weeks, and only for people who cannot use other painkillers.[6]

Flupirtine is a selective neuronal potassium channel opener (SNEPCO) that also has NMDA receptor antagonist and GABAA receptor modulatory properties.[7]

It first became available in Europe in 1984 under the brand name Katadolon and after it went off patent many generic brands were introduced.[8]

Uses

Flupirtine is used as an analgesic for acute pain, in moderate-to-severe cases.[5][9] Its muscle relaxant properties make it popular for back pain and other orthopedic uses, but it is also used for migraines, in oncology, postoperative care, and gynecology.

In 2013 due to issues with liver toxicity, the European Medicines Agency restricted its use to acute pain, for no more than two weeks, and only for people who cannot use other painkillers.[6]

Side Effects

The most serious side effect is frequent hepatotoxicity which prompted regulatory agencies to issue several warnings and restrictions.[10][11]

Flupirtine is devoid of negative psychological or motor function effects, or effects on reproductive function.[12][13]

Abuse and Dependence

Although some studies have reported flupirtine has no addictive properties,[14][15] there was suggestion that it may possess some abuse potential and liability.[16] There were at least two registered cases of flupirtine abuse.[17] Drug tolerance does not develop in most cases; however, tolerance may develop in single cases.[17]

Mechanism of Action

Flupirtine is a selective neuronal potassium channel opener that also has NMDA receptor antagonist and GABAA receptor modulatory properties.[7][5]

History

Flupirtine was discovered and developed between the 1970s and the 1990s by Chemiewerk Homburg in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, which became Degussa Pharma Group and then through mergers, ASTA Pharma and Asta Medica.[7] Retigabine, in which the pyridine group in flupirtine is replaced with a phenyl group, was discovered as part of the same program and has a similar mechanism of action.[7]

It was approved for the treatment of pain in 1984 in Europe[18] under the brand name Katodolon.[19]

As of 2013 it was used in 11 member countries: Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Slovak Republic.[18] Many generics entered the European market around 2011.[20]

It was never introduced to the United States market for any indication but in 2008, Adeona Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (now called Synthetic Biologics, Inc.) obtained an option to license issued and patent pending applications relating to flupirtine’s use in the treatment of ophthalmic indications, particularly retinitis pigmentosa.[21]

In 2010 retigabinethe was approved by the FDA as an anticonvulsant for the treatment of refractory partial-onset seizures in treatment-experienced patients.[22]

As of 2016 it is marketed under many brand names, including Efiret, Flupigil, Flupirtin, Flupirtina, Flupirtine, Flupizen, Fluproxy, Katadolon, Metanor, Trancolong, and Zentiva.[8]

Research

Flupirtine has been noted for its neuroprotective properties, and has been investigated for possible use in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, Alzheimer's disease, and multiple sclerosis.[23][24] It has also been proposed as a possible treatment for Batten disease.[25]

Flupirtine underwent a clinical trial as a treatment for multiple sclerosis[26] and fibromyalgia.[27] Flupirtine showed promise for fibromyalgia due to its different action than the three approved by U.S. FDA drugs: Lyrica (pregabalin), Savella (milnacipran), and Cymbalta (duloxetine).[28] Additionally, there are case reports regarding flupirtine as a treatment for fibromyalgia.[29] Adeona Pharmaceuticals (now called Synthetic Biologics) sub-licensed its patents for using flupirtine for fibromyalgia to Meda AB in May 2010.[28]

References

  1. 1 2 Abrams, SML; L.R.I. Baker; P. Crome; A.S.T. White; A. Johnston; S.I. Ankier; S.J. Warrington; P. Turner; G. Niebch (1988). "Pharmacokinetics of flupirtine in elderly volunteers and in patients with moderate renal impairment" (PDF). The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine. 64 (751): 361–363. doi:10.1136/pgmj.64.751.361. PMC 2428663Freely accessible. PMID 3200777.
  2. ↑ Narang, PK; Tourville JF; Chatterji DC; Gallelli JF (1984). "Quantitation of flupirtine and its active acetylated metabolite by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography using fluorometric detection". Journal of Chromatography. 305 (1): 135–143. doi:10.1016/S0378-4347(00)83321-6. PMID 6707137.
  3. ↑ Methling, K; Reszka P; Lalk M; Vrana O; Scheuch E; Siegmund W; Terhaag B; Bednarski PJ (2008). "Investigation of the in Vitro Metabolism of the Analgesic Flupirtine". Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 37: 479–493. doi:10.1124/dmd.108.024364.
  4. ↑ Blackburn-Munro, G; W. Dalby-Brown; N. R. Mirza; J. D. Mikkelsen; R. E. Blackburn-Munro (2005). "Retigabine: Chemical Synthesis to Clinical Application". CNS Drug Reviews. 11 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1111/j.1527-3458.2005.tb00033.x. PMID 15867950.
  5. 1 2 3 Harish, S; Bhuvana, K; Bengalorkar, GM; Kumar, T (April 2012). "Flupirtine: Clinical pharmacology.". Journal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacology. 28 (2): 172–7. PMC 3339720Freely accessible. PMID 22557738.
  6. 1 2 "Flupirtine-containing medicines". European Medicines Agency. November 21, 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Szelenyi, I (March 2013). "Flupirtine, a re-discovered drug, revisited.". Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] 62 (3): 251–8. PMID 23322112.
  8. 1 2 Flupirtine Drugs.com. Accessed 30 August 2016
  9. ↑ McMahon FG, Arndt WF, Newton JJ, Montgomery PA, Perhach JL (1987). "Clinical experience with flupirtine in the U.S". Postgraduate Medical Journal. 63 (3): 81–85. PMID 3328854.
  10. ↑ EMA information about flupirtine
  11. ↑ article in Deutsches Ärzteblatt
  12. ↑ Singal, Rikki; Parveen Gupta; Nidhi Jain; Samita Gupta (2012). "Role of Flupirtine in the Treatment of Pain - Chemistry and its Effects" (PDF). Mædica — a Journal of Clinical Medicine. 7 (2): 163–166. PMID 23401726.
  13. ↑ "DRUGDEX® Evaluations - Flupirtine". Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  14. ↑ Preston, KL; Funderburk, FR; Liebson, IA; Bigelow, GE (Mar 1991). "Evaluation of the Abuse Potential of the Novel Analgesic Flupirtine Maleate". Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 27 (2): 101–113. doi:10.1016/0376-8716(91)90027-v. PMID 2055157.
  15. ↑ Sofia, RD; Diamantis, W; Gordon, R (1987). "Abuse Potential and Physical Dependence Liability Studies with Flupirtine Maleate in Laboratory Animals". Postgraduate Medical Journal. 63 Suppl 3: 35–40. PMID 3447127.
  16. ↑ Gahr, M; Freudenmann, RW; Connemann, BJ; Hiemke, C; Schönfeldt–Lecuona, C (Dec 2013). "Abuse Liability of Flupirtine Revisited: Implications of Spontaneous Reports of Adverse Drug Reactions". Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 53 (12): 1328–1333. doi:10.1002/jcph.164. PMID 24037995.
  17. 1 2 Stoessel, C; Heberlein, A; Hillemacher, T; Bleich, S; Kornhuber, J (Aug 16, 2010). "Positive Reinforcing Effects of Flupirtine—Two Case Reports". Progress in Neuro-psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry. 34 (6): 1120–1121. doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2010.03.031. PMID 20362025. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  18. 1 2 "Assessment report for flupirtine containing medicinal products" (PDF). EMA. June 24, 2013.
  19. ↑ Richard C Allen (1986). "To Market, To Market - 1985". In Hesp, Barrie. Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry, Volume 21. Orlando: Academic Press. p. 328. ISBN 9780080583655.
  20. ↑ "Rationale for the triggering of procedure under Article 107i of Directive 2001/83/EC on flupirtine presented by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medicinal Devices/BfArM, Germany" (PDF). EMA. March 8, 2013.
  21. ↑ "Adeona Pharmaceuticals and National Neurovision Research Institute (NNRI) Collaborate to Test Flupirtine for Retinitis Pigmentosa". Ann Arbor, MI and Owings Mills, MD: Synthetic Biologics, Inc. December 2, 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  22. ↑ "POTIGA® (ezogabine) Tablets, CV. Full Prescribing Information Revised: September, 2013. Initial U.S. Approval: 2011." (PDF). GlaxoSmithKline and Valeant Pharmaceuticals. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  23. ↑ Klawe, C; Maschke, M (2009). "Flupirtine: pharmacology and clinical applications of a nonopioid analgesic and potentially neuroprotective compound". Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy. 10 (9): 1495–500. doi:10.1517/14656560902988528. PMID 19505216.
  24. ↑ Swedberg MD, Shannon HE, Nickel B, Goldberg SR (September 1988). "Pharmacological mechanisms of action of flupirtine: a novel, centrally acting, nonopioid analgesic evaluated by its discriminative effects in the rat". J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 246 (3): 1067–74. PMID 2901483.
  25. ↑ Dhar S, Bitting RL, Rylova SN, et al. (April 2002). "Flupirtine blocks apoptosis in batten patient lymphoblasts and in human postmitotic CLN3- and CLN2-deficient neurons". Ann. Neurol. 51 (4): 448–66. doi:10.1002/ana.10143. PMID 11921051.
  26. ↑ Flupirtine as Oral Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis (FLORIMS) Clinical Trials.gov Accessed 20 September 2011.
  27. ↑ Pipex Pharmaceuticals (PPXP)' Oral Flupirtine Receives IND With FDA for Phase II Clinical Trial for Fibromyalgia 4/21/2008
  28. 1 2 "Partnered Program. Effirma™ for Fibromyalgia". Synthetic Biologics, Inc. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  29. ↑ Stoll AL, Belmont MA. (2000) "Fibromyalgia Symptoms Relieved by Flupirtine: An Open-Label Case Series" Psychosomatics 41:371-372. Accessed 20 September 2011.
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