Tafluprost

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

S01EE05

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0209860-87-7

Chemical Formula

C25-H34-F2-O5

Molecular Weight

452

Therapeutic Category

Ophthalmic agent

Chemical Names

(Z)-7-{(1R,2R,3R,5S)-2-[(E)-3,3-Difluor-4-phenoxybut-1-enyl]-3,5-dihydroxycyclopentyl}-hept-5-ensäureisopropylester (IUPAC)

Isopropyl (5Z)-7-{(1R,2R,3R,5S)-2-[(1E)-3,3-difluoro-4-phenoxybut-1-enyl]-3,5-dihydroxycyclopentyl}hept-5-enoate (WHO)

Foreign Names

• Tafluprostum (Latin)
• Tafluprost (German)
• Tafluprost (French)
• Tafluprost (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Tafluprost (OS: JAN)
• AFP-168 (IS)
• DE-085 (IS)

Brand Names

• Saflutan
  Merck Sharp & Dohme, Spain; Merck Sharp & Dohme, United Kingdom; MSD, Switzerland



• Taflotan
  Santen, Bulgaria; Santen, Germany; Santen, Poland; Santen, Sweden



• Tapros
  Santen, Japan

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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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