General Information of Drug (ID: DM1FX74)

Drug Name
Bretylium
Synonyms
Bretylum; Bretylium tolsylate; Bretylium tosylate(USAN); N-(2-bromobenzyl)-N,N-dimethylethanaminium; N-ethyl-N,N-dimethyl-2-bromobenzenemethanaminium; Benzenemethanaminium, 2-bromo-N-ethyl-N,N-dimethyl-, salt with 4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid (1:1); (2-bromobenzyl)ethyldimethylaminium; (2-bromophenyl)methyl-ethyl-dimethylazanium; (o-Bromobenzyl)ethyldimethylammonium p-toluenesulfonate; 2-bromo-N-ethyl-N,N-dimethylbenzenemethanaminium
Indication
Disease Entry ICD 11 Status REF
Long QT syndrome BC65.0 Approved [1]
Ventricular fibrillation BC71.1 Approved [2]
Therapeutic Class
Antiarrhythmic Agents
Drug Type
Small molecular drug
Structure
3D MOL 2D MOL
#Ro5 Violations (Lipinski): 0 Molecular Weight (mw) 243.16
Logarithm of the Partition Coefficient (xlogp) 2.8
Rotatable Bond Count (rotbonds) 3
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count (hbonddonor) 0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count (hbondacc) 0
ADMET Property
BDDCS Class
Biopharmaceutics Drug Disposition Classification System (BDDCS) Class 3: high solubility and low permeability [3]
Elimination
77% of drug is excreted from urine in the unchanged form [3]
Half-life
The concentration or amount of drug in body reduced by one-half in 7.8 +/- 0.6 hours [4]
MRTD
The Maximum Recommended Therapeutic Dose (MRTD) of drug that ensured maximising efficacy and moderate side effect is 12.0668 micromolar/kg/day [5]
Water Solubility
The ability of drug to dissolve in water is measured as 50 mg/mL [3]
Chemical Identifiers
Formula
C11H17BrN+
IUPAC Name
(2-bromophenyl)methyl-ethyl-dimethylazanium
Canonical SMILES
CC[N+](C)(C)CC1=CC=CC=C1Br
InChI
InChI=1S/C11H17BrN/c1-4-13(2,3)9-10-7-5-6-8-11(10)12/h5-8H,4,9H2,1-3H3/q+1
InChIKey
AAQOQKQBGPPFNS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Cross-matching ID
PubChem CID
2431
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:3172
CAS Number
59-41-6
DrugBank ID
DB01158
TTD ID
D02YYF
VARIDT ID
DR01325
ACDINA ID
D00890
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Drug Therapeutic Target (DTT)
DTT Name DTT ID UniProt ID MOA REF
Adrenergic receptor beta-1 (ADRB1) TTR6W5O ADRB1_HUMAN Antagonist [6]

Drug Transporter (DTP)
DTP Name DTP ID UniProt ID MOA REF
Sodium-dependent dopamine transporter (SLC6A3) DT3BA8L SC6A3_HUMAN Substrate [7]
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Drug-Drug Interaction (DDI) Information of This Drug

Coadministration of a Drug Treating the Same Disease as Bretylium
DDI Drug Name DDI Drug ID Severity Mechanism Disease REF
Propafenone DMPIBJK Major Increased risk of prolong QT interval by the combination of Bretylium and Propafenone. Ventricular tachyarrhythmia [BC71] [8]
Coadministration of a Drug Treating the Disease Different from Bretylium (Comorbidity)
DDI Drug Name DDI Drug ID Severity Mechanism Comorbidity REF
Amisulpride DMSJVAM Major Increased risk of prolong QT interval by the combination of Bretylium and Amisulpride. Schizophrenia [6A20] [9]

Drug Inactive Ingredient(s) (DIG) and Formulation(s) of This Drug

DIG
DIG Name DIG ID PubChem CID Functional Classification
Hydrochloric acid E00015 313 Acidulant
Sodium hydroxide E00234 14798 Alkalizing agent
Pharmaceutical Formulation
Formulation Name Drug Dosage Dosage Form Route
Bretylium 50mg/ml injectable 50mg/ml Injectable Injection
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References

1 Bretylium FDA Label
2 Drugs@FDA. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. 2015
3 BDDCS applied to over 900 drugs
4 Trend Analysis of a Database of Intravenous Pharmacokinetic Parameters in Humans for 1352 Drug Compounds
5 Estimating the safe starting dose in phase I clinical trials and no observed effect level based on QSAR modeling of the human maximum recommended daily dose
6 Components of functional sympathetic control of heart rate in neonatal rats. Am J Physiol. 1985 May;248(5 Pt 2):R601-10.
7 Which form of dopamine is the substrate for the human dopamine transporter: the cationic or the uncharged species? J Biol Chem. 1999 Feb 19;274(8):4876-82.
8 Buss J, Neuss H, Bilgin Y, Schlepper M "Malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias in association with propafenone treatment." Eur Heart J 6 (1985): 424-8. [PMID: 4043097]
9 Cerner Multum, Inc. "Australian Product Information.".