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Also known as FC-1271, Osphena®, Senshio®, 2-(4-(4-Chloro-1,2-diphenyl-but-1-enyl)phenoxy)ethanol, 2-(p-((Z)-4-Chloro-1,2-diphenyl-1-butenyl)phenoxy)ethanol, Deamino-hydroxytoremifene, FC-1271a, 2-(P-((Z)-4-Chloro-1,2-diphenyl-1-butenyl)phenoxy)ethanol

Ospemifene (brand names Osphena and Senshio produced by Shionogi) is an oral medication indicated for the treatment of dyspareuniapain during sexual intercourseencountered by some women, more often in those who are post-menopausal. Ospemifene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) acting similarly to an estrogen on the vaginal epithelium, building vaginal wall thickness which in turn reduces the pain associated with dyspareunia. Dyspareunia is most commonly caused by vulvovaginal atrophy.

Key facts

Drug.image
Ospemifene.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.width
250
Drug.tradename
Osphena, Senshio
Drug.MedlinePlus
a613039
Drug.DailyMedID
Ospemifene
Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth
Drug.class
Selective estrogen receptor modulator
Drug.ATC_prefix
G03
Drug.ATC_suffix
XC05
Drug.legal_CA
Rx-only
Drug.legal_US
Rx-only
Drug.legal_EU
Rx-only
Drug.CAS_number
128607-22-7
Drug.PubChem
3036505
Drug.DrugBank
DB04938
Drug.ChemSpiderID
2300501
Drug.UNII
B0P231ILBK

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Wikidata facts

Mass
378.138658
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chemical formula
C₂₄H₂₃ClO₂
canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=C(C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=C(C=C3)OCCO)CCCl
isomeric SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)/C(=C(/C2=CC=CC=C2)\C3=CC=C(C=C3)OCCO)/CCCl
Commons category
Ospemifene
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Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Contraindications
  • Side effects
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • History
  • Approval process
  • Preclinial and clinical trials
  • Society and culture
  • Economics
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Ospemifene (brand names Osphena and Senshio produced by Shionogi) is an oral medication indicated for the treatment of dyspareuniapain during sexual intercourseencountered by some women, more often in those who are post-menopausal. Ospemifene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) acting similarly to an estrogen on the vaginal epithelium, building vaginal wall thickness which in turn reduces the pain associated with dyspareunia. Dyspareunia is most commonly caused by vulvovaginal atrophy.

The medication was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in February 2013, and by the European Medicines Agency for marketing in the European Union in January 2015.

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