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# Tenofovir

Highest phase reached

Phase 3

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL3989702)

Drug type

Small molecule

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL3989702)

## Development status

**Listing at source**

Listed

**Highest phase reached**

Phase 3

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL3989702)

## Names and chemistry

**Drug type**

Small molecule

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL3989702)

**Drug name**

Tenofovir

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL3989702)

**Molecular weight**

305.23

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL3989702)

**Structure (SMILES)**

C\[C@H\](Cn1cnc2c(N)ncnc21)OCP(=O)(O)O.O

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL3989702)

### Other names (24)

- \[\[(R)-2-(6-Amino-9H-purin-9-yl)-1-methylethoxy\]methyl\]phosphonic acid, monohydrate
- gs 1278
- GS-1278
- pmp a
- PMP-A
- pmpa
- PMPA
- r 2 6 amino 9h purin 9 yl 1 methylethoxy methyl phosphonic acid monohydrate
- tenofovir
- Tenofovir
- TENOFOVIR \[MART.\]
- TENOFOVIR \[USAN\]
- TENOFOVIR \[USP-RS\]
- TENOFOVIR \[VANDF\]
- tenofovir hydrate
- Tenofovir hydrate
- tenofovir mart
- tenofovir monohydrate
- Tenofovir monohydrate
- tenofovir tdf
- tenofovir usan
- tenofovir usp rs
- tenofovir vandf
- tenofovir(TDF)

## Identifiers

**ChEMBL ID**

CHEMBL3989702

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL3989702)

**InChIKey**

PINIEAOMWQJGBW-FYZOBXCZSA-N

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL3989702)

**PubChem compound IDs**

- 21146529

**RxNorm IDs (RxCUI)**

- 117466

**FDA ingredient codes (UNII)**

- 99YXE507IL

### CAS registry numbers (2)

- 147127-20-6
- 206184-49-8

## Regulatory information

### Other regulatory facts

**Patents**

0

**Designations**

1

**First in class**

No

**Fast track**

No

**Breakthrough designation**

No

**Orphan designation**

No

**Priority review**

No

**Orphan exclusivity**

No

**Accelerated approval**

No

## Pharmacology

### Drug classification

**Pharmacology name**

tenofovir

**Type**

Synthetic organic

**Drug name stem**

\-vir

**Approval recorded by Guide to Pharmacology**

Yes

### Open Targets mechanisms (2)

- **Mechanism**  
DNA polymerase/reverse transcriptase inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
DNA polymerase/reverse transcriptase
- **Mechanism**  
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase

### Open Targets indications (32)

- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0000180

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0000764
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0004197

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0004239

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0803536

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_1001248

**Highest recorded phase**  
1
- **Condition identifier**  
HP\_0000093
- **Condition identifier**  
HP\_0001395
- **Condition identifier**  
HP\_0003287
- **Condition identifier**  
HP\_0100578
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0002691
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0005109
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0005109

**Highest recorded phase**  
4
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0005111

**Highest recorded phase**  
1
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0005231
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0005249

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0005301

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0005344

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0005366

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0006052

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0007256
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0013209

**Highest recorded phase**  
1
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0016318

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0016537

**Highest recorded phase**  
1
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0018076

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

And 7 more, listed on the interactive page.

### Reported adverse events (39)

- **Event**  
abortion spontaneous

**Reports**  
615

**Reporting signal score**

818.58
- **Event**  
acute hiv infection

**Reports**  
78

**Reporting signal score**

334.45
- **Event**  
birth mark

**Reports**  
24

**Reporting signal score**

115.49
- **Event**  
blood creatinine increased

**Reports**  
547

**Reporting signal score**

503.945
- **Event**  
blood hiv rna increased

**Reports**  
187

**Reporting signal score**

626.502
- **Event**  
blood phosphorus decreased

**Reports**  
125

**Reporting signal score**

267.99
- **Event**  
congenital umbilical hernia

**Reports**  
29

**Reporting signal score**

131.014
- **Event**  
csf hiv escape syndrome

**Reports**  
78

**Reporting signal score**

341.694
- **Event**  
drug resistance

**Reports**  
841

**Reporting signal score**  
1,763.75
- **Event**  
fanconi syndrome

**Reports**  
199

**Reporting signal score**

649.568
- **Event**  
fanconi syndrome acquired

**Reports**  
341

**Reporting signal score**  
1,254.36
- **Event**  
genotype drug resistance test positive

**Reports**  
149

**Reporting signal score**

436.13
- **Event**  
glycosuria

**Reports**  
121

**Reporting signal score**

361.019
- **Event**  
hepatitis b

**Reports**  
172

**Reporting signal score**

333.283
- **Event**  
hepatitis b dna increased

**Reports**  
81

**Reporting signal score**

248.204
- **Event**  
hypophosphataemia

**Reports**  
247

**Reporting signal score**

508.995
- **Event**  
immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

**Reports**  
416

**Reporting signal score**  
1,117.88
- **Event**  
immune reconstitution syndrome

**Reports**  
113

**Reporting signal score**

324.746
- **Event**  
lipodystrophy acquired

**Reports**  
260

**Reporting signal score**

828.964
- **Event**  
mitochondrial toxicity

**Reports**  
154

**Reporting signal score**

572.403
- **Event**  
nephropathy toxic

**Reports**  
296

**Reporting signal score**

527.83
- **Event**  
osteomalacia

**Reports**  
114

**Reporting signal score**

317.683
- **Event**  
osteoporosis

**Reports**  
564

**Reporting signal score**  
1,136.85
- **Event**  
pathogen resistance

**Reports**  
524

**Reporting signal score**  
1,381.13
- **Event**  
portal hypertension

**Reports**  
29

**Reporting signal score**

76.6502

And 14 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Chemical properties

**Hydrogen bond acceptors**

7

**Hydrogen bond donors**

3

**Polar surface area**

136.38

**Calculated partition coefficient (ALogP)**

\-0.05

**Prodrug**

Yes

**Chirality**

Single enantiomer

**Inorganic**

No

**Rule-of-five violations**

0

**Rotatable bonds**

5

**Heavy atoms**

20

**Molecular formula**

C9H16N5O5P

**Monoisotopic mass**

305.08890563

**Natural product**

No

## Related records

### Trials (207)

- A Drug-Drug Interaction Study Between ATI-2173 and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate in Healthy Subjects
- A Feasibility Study to Assess Tenofovir and Maraviroc Protection Against HIV-1 in Cervical and Vaginal Explants
- A Multi-dose Study of ARC-520 in Patients With Hepatitis B 'e' Antigen (HBeAg) Negative, Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection
- A Multi-dose Study of ARC-520 in Patients With Hepatitis B 'e' Antigen (HBeAg) Positive, Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
- A Multicenter, Open-label, Randomized Clinical Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of 3 Doses of Myrcludex B for 24 Weeks in Combination With Tenofovir Compared to Tenofovir Alone to Suppress HBV Replication in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis D
- A New Tablet Containing Two FDA-Approved Drugs In HIV-Infected Patients Who Have Not Received Prior Therapy
- A Phase I Trial to Assess the Safety of Tenofovir Gel and Film Formulations: FAME 04
- A Phase IIIb Study to Compare Entecavir Plus Tenofovir vs. Adefovir Added to Continuing Lamivudine Therapy in Adult Patients With Lamivudine-Resistant Hepatitis B Infection
- A Pilot Study to Assess the Feasibility of Switching, Individuals Receiving Atripla With Continuing Central Nervous System (CNS) Toxicity, to a Fixed Dose Combination of Tenofovir/Emtricitabine/Rilpivirine
- A Single-arm Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Telbivudine With or Without add-on Tenofovir in Adults With HBeAg-positive Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB)
- A Study Evaluating the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Antiviral Efficacy of SB 9200 in Subjects Infected With Chronic HBV
- A Study of ARC-521 Injection in Normal Adult Volunteers and Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB)
- A Study of Early Immunologic Response in Asian Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B, Treated With Pegasys (Peginterferon Alfa-2a (40KD)), Nucleoside Analogues, or Both
- A Study of Pegasys (Peginterferon Alfa 2a) Alone or in Combination With Tenofovir in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis D.
- A Study of PMPA in HIV-Infected Patients
- A Study of Treatment With RO6864018 in Virologically Suppressed Participants With Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection
- A Study to Compare Efficacy and Safety of Tenofovir Used Alone or in Combination With Pegylated Interferon Alpha-2b in Participants With Chronic Hepatitis B and Elevated Alanine Aminotransferase (MK-4031-384)
- A Study to Compare Three Different Formulations of Tenofovir 1% Gel When Administered Rectally
- A Study to Evaluate of the Efficacy of Enfuvirtide During the Induction Phase of Therapy
- A Trial Comparing Entacavir and Tenofovir in Patients With HBV Decompensated Cirrhosis

### In development for (13)

- Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome Phase 1
- [Chronic hepatitis B virus infection](https://trialight.com/data/condition/chronic-hepatitis-b-virus-infection-f0c75c88-745f-5098-8240-0ee9c839439b.md) Phase 3
- [COVID-19](https://trialight.com/data/condition/covid-19-13f0ebf3-c291-557d-bdef-93563d077103.md) Phase 2
- [Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma](https://trialight.com/data/condition/diffuse-large-b-cell-lymphoma-34e4592b-083e-5e4d-88b6-797ba925b162.md) Phase 2
- [Epstein-Barr virus infection](https://trialight.com/data/condition/epstein-barr-virus-infection-cada9d6a-fb7d-5a70-a0eb-f6e85da01730.md) Phase 1
- [Hepatitis B virus infection](https://trialight.com/data/condition/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-63cb6d13-50c4-5e97-86fd-ce5481d9d1c6.md) Phase 3
- Lymphoproliferative syndrome Phase 1
- [Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease](https://trialight.com/data/condition/metabolic-dysfunction-associated-steatotic-liver-disease-beb92cb4-74bc-5e17-96f1-97aeed54ab35.md) Phase 1
- [Multiple sclerosis](https://trialight.com/data/condition/multiple-sclerosis-62806c95-fe1b-529e-bd16-95cb92d15375.md) Phase 2
- [Pneumonia](https://trialight.com/data/condition/pneumonia-d2f12d4d-57c5-5c54-881e-1efe392849eb.md) Phase 2
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy Phase 2
- Pulmonary tuberculosis Phase 2
- [Tuberculosis](https://trialight.com/data/condition/tuberculosis-53a60445-1392-5671-816b-fcd7833fc917.md) Phase 3

### Other linked conditions (5)

- [Hepatitis C virus infection](https://trialight.com/data/condition/hepatitis-c-virus-infection-b3fd810d-71d3-57f9-8a11-71138c904f4d.md)
- [Hepatocellular carcinoma](https://trialight.com/data/condition/hepatocellular-carcinoma-fc1014ac-5a3c-551d-98ea-95306009e299.md)
- [HIV infectious disease](https://trialight.com/data/condition/hiv-infectious-disease-1260f28c-d667-55f9-b221-15d5017fde05.md)
- Liver cancer
- Liver failure

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