diazoxide

Also known as Proglycem®, SCH-6783, SRG-95213, Diazossido, Diazoxidum, Eudemine, Diazoxido

Diazoxide, sold under the brand name Proglycem among others, is a medication used to treat low blood sugar due to a number of specific causes. This includes islet cell tumors that cannot be removed and leucine sensitivity. It can also be used in refractory cases of sulfonylurea toxicity. It is taken by mouth.

Chemical data

Formula: C8H7ClN2O2S
Molecular weight: 230.67 g/mol
IUPAC name: 7-chloro-3-methyl-4H-1lambda6,2,4-benzothiadiazine 1,1-dioxide
SMILES: CC1=NS(=O)(=O)C2=C(N1)C=CC(=C2)Cl
InChIKey: GDLBFKVLRPITMI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 1.2
Polar surface area: 66.9 Å²
H-bond donors: 1
H-bond acceptors: 3
Formal charge: 0

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Research

4,572 papers

Diazoxide.The New England journal of medicine · 1976
Diazoxide.International anesthesiology clinics · 1978
Management and Appropriate Use of Diazoxide in Infants and Children with Hyperinsulinism.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2020
Diazoxide choline (Vykat XR) for Prader-Willi syndrome-associated hyperphagia.The Medical letter on drugs and therapeutics · 2025
Diazoxide.British medical journal · 1972

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 229.992

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chemical formula: C₈H₇ClN₂O₂S
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name: diazoxide
canonical SMILES: CC1=NS(=O)(=O)C2=C(N1)C=CC(=C2)Cl
defined daily dose: 0.3
Commons category: Diazoxide

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Diazoxide, used as the salt diazoxide choline, and sold under the brand name Vykat XR, is used for the treatment of hyperphagia in people with Prader–Willi syndrome. It was approved for this use in the United States in March 2025.