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Index of pages: https://trialight.com/llms.txt > Web page: https://trialight.com/data/asset/trimethoprim-5dea4ddd-4d37-4327-8bbb-519aeeb58174 > Record changed: 2026-10-13 # Trimethoprim Highest phase reached Approved Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL22) Drug type Small molecule Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL22) First approval year 1973 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL22) ## Development status **First approval year** 1973 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL22) **Listing at source** Listed **Highest phase reached** Approved Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL22) ## Names and chemistry **Drug type** Small molecule Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL22) **Drug name** Trimethoprim Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL22) **Molecular weight** 290.32 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL22) **Structure (SMILES)** COc1cc(Cc2cnc(N)nc2N)cc(OC)c1OC Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL22) ### Brand names (48) - ipral - Ipral - ledatrim - Ledatrim - monotrim - Monotrim - proloprim - Proloprim - proloprin - Proloprin - syraprim - Syraprim - tiempe - Tiempe - trimethoprim - Trimethoprim - trimethoprim component of bactrim - Trimethoprim component of bactrim - trimethoprim component of bactrim ds - Trimethoprim component of bactrim ds - trimethoprim component of bactrim pediatric - Trimethoprim component of bactrim pediatric - trimethoprim component of co trimoxazole - Trimethoprim component of co-trimoxazole - trimethoprim component of cotrim And 23 more, listed on the interactive page. ### Other names (76) - bactrim component trimethoprim - BACTRIM COMPONENT TRIMETHOPRIM - bactrim ds component trimethoprim - BACTRIM DS COMPONENT TRIMETHOPRIM - bactrim pediatric component trimethoprim - BACTRIM PEDIATRIC COMPONENT TRIMETHOPRIM - bw 56 72 - BW 56-72 - BW-56-72 - co trimoxazole component trimethoprim - Co-trimoxazole component trimethoprim - cotrim component trimethoprim - COTRIM COMPONENT TRIMETHOPRIM - cotrim d s component trimethoprim - COTRIM D.S. COMPONENT TRIMETHOPRIM - infectotrimet - Infectotrimet - nih 204 - NIH-204 - nsc 106568 - NSC-106568 - septra component trimethoprim - SEPTRA COMPONENT TRIMETHOPRIM - sulfamethoprim component trimethoprim - SULFAMETHOPRIM COMPONENT TRIMETHOPRIM And 51 more, listed on the interactive page. ## Identifiers **ATC classification codes** - J01EA01 Sources for recorded values Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL22) **CAS registry numbers** - 738-70-5 **ChEMBL ID** CHEMBL22 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL22) **InChIKey** IEDVJHCEMCRBQM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL22) **PubChem compound IDs** - 5578 **RxNorm IDs (RxCUI)** - 10829 **FDA ingredient codes (UNII)** - AN164J8Y0X ## Regulatory information ### United States **Applicant** SUN PHARM INDUSTRIES **Approval date** 30 Jul 1973 **Application number** NDA017377 ### Other regulatory facts **First in class** No **Orphan designation** No **Availability** Prescription only ## Pharmacology ### Drug classification **Pharmacology name** trimethoprim **Type** Synthetic organic **Drug name stem** \-prim **Approval recorded by Guide to Pharmacology** Yes #### Administration routes - Oral - Parenteral - topical ### Mechanisms of action - **Mechanism** Bacterial dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor **Action type** Inhibitor **Target** Dihydrofolate reductase **Protein identifier** P0ABQ4 ### Open Targets mechanisms - **Mechanism** Bacterial dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor **Action type** Inhibitor **Target** Dihydrofolate reductase ### DrugCentral mechanisms - **Action type** Inhibitor **Gene symbol** folA **Protein identifier** P0ABQ4 **Organism** Escherichia coli (strain K12) ### Investigated indications (36) - **Condition** Leukemia, Biphenotypic, Acute **Highest recorded phase** 1 **Condition identifier** EFO:0000094 **Subject identifier** D015456 - **Condition** Leukemia, Biphenotypic, Acute **Highest recorded phase** 1 **Condition identifier** EFO:0000209 **Subject identifier** D015456 - **Condition** Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive **Highest recorded phase** 1 **Condition identifier** EFO:0000341 **Subject identifier** D029424 - **Condition** Glioblastoma **Highest recorded phase** 1 **Condition identifier** EFO:0000519 **Subject identifier** D005909 - **Condition** Infections **Highest recorded phase** 4 **Condition identifier** EFO:0000544 **Subject identifier** D007239 - **Condition** Leukemia **Highest recorded phase** 1 **Condition identifier** EFO:0000565 **Subject identifier** D007938 - **Condition** Neoplasms **Highest recorded phase** 1 **Condition identifier** EFO:0000616 **Subject identifier** D009369 - **Condition** Skin Diseases **Highest recorded phase** 2 **Condition identifier** EFO:0000701 **Subject identifier** D012871 - **Condition** HIV Infections **Highest recorded phase** 3 **Condition identifier** EFO:0000764 **Subject identifier** D015658 - **Condition** Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis **Highest recorded phase** 3 **Condition identifier** EFO:0000768 **Subject identifier** D054990 - **Condition** Bacterial Infections **Highest recorded phase** 4 **Condition identifier** EFO:0000771 **Subject identifier** D001424 - **Condition** Malaria **Highest recorded phase** 3 **Condition identifier** EFO:0001068 **Subject identifier** D008288 - **Condition** Macular Degeneration **Highest recorded phase** 1 **Condition identifier** EFO:0001365 **Subject identifier** D008268 - **Condition** Astrocytoma **Highest recorded phase** 1 **Condition identifier** EFO:0002499 **Subject identifier** D001254 - **Condition** Abscess **Highest recorded phase** 3 **Condition identifier** EFO:0003030 **Subject identifier** D000038 - **Condition** Kidney Diseases **Highest recorded phase** 1 **Condition identifier** EFO:0003086 **Subject identifier** D007674 - **Condition** Osteomyelitis **Highest recorded phase** 0.5 **Condition identifier** EFO:0003102 **Subject identifier** D010019 - **Condition** Urinary Tract Infections **Highest recorded phase** 4 **Condition identifier** EFO:0003103 **Subject identifier** D014552 - **Condition** Pneumonia **Highest recorded phase** 3 **Condition identifier** EFO:0003106 **Subject identifier** D011014 - **Condition** Brain Neoplasms **Highest recorded phase** 1 **Condition identifier** EFO:0003833 **Subject identifier** D001932 - **Condition** Anemia **Highest recorded phase** 1 **Condition identifier** EFO:0004272 **Subject identifier** D000740 - **Condition** Otitis Media **Highest recorded phase** 4 **Condition identifier** EFO:0004992 **Subject identifier** D010033 - **Condition** Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis **Highest recorded phase** 1 **Condition identifier** EFO:0005297 **Subject identifier** D014890 - **Condition** Staphylococcal Infections **Highest recorded phase** 3 **Condition identifier** EFO:0005681 **Subject identifier** D013203 - **Condition** Toxoplasmosis, Ocular **Highest recorded phase** 3 **Condition identifier** EFO:0007399 **Subject identifier** D014126 And 11 more, listed on the interactive page. ### Open Targets indications (56) - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0000341 **Highest recorded phase** 3 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0000544 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0000544 **Highest recorded phase** 4 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0000764 **Highest recorded phase** 3 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0000768 **Highest recorded phase** 3 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0000771 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0003030 **Highest recorded phase** 3 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0003102 **Highest recorded phase** 3 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0003103 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0003106 **Highest recorded phase** 3 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0004209 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0004272 **Highest recorded phase** 1 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0004992 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0005297 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0005681 **Highest recorded phase** 3 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0007399 **Highest recorded phase** 3 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0007448 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0009909 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_1000690 **Highest recorded phase** 2 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_1001141 **Highest recorded phase** 3 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_1001365 **Highest recorded phase** 2 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_1001865 **Highest recorded phase** 3 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_1002025 **Highest recorded phase** 3 - **Condition identifier** HP\_0000010 - **Condition identifier** HP\_0000010 **Highest recorded phase** 2 And 31 more, listed on the interactive page. ### Reported adverse events (38) - **Event** acute kidney injury **Reports** 671 **Reporting signal score** 542.079 - **Event** agranulocytosis **Reports** 405 **Reporting signal score** 771.462 - **Event** blister **Reports** 284 **Reporting signal score** 334.207 - **Event** cholestasis **Reports** 257 **Reporting signal score** 371.212 - **Event** confusional state **Reports** 414 **Reporting signal score** 208.861 - **Event** drug hypersensitivity **Reports** 1,538 **Reporting signal score** 1,727.54 - **Event** drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms **Reports** 547 **Reporting signal score** 1,036.22 - **Event** duodenal ulcer perforation **Reports** 79 **Reporting signal score** 175.757 - **Event** eosinophilia **Reports** 272 **Reporting signal score** 446.968 - **Event** folliculitis **Reports** 234 **Reporting signal score** 623.86 - **Event** gastrointestinal disorder **Reports** 307 **Reporting signal score** 300.201 - **Event** hepatocellular injury **Reports** 293 **Reporting signal score** 440.139 - **Event** hyperkalaemia **Reports** 469 **Reporting signal score** 734.904 - **Event** hypersensitivity **Reports** 466 **Reporting signal score** 265.27 - **Event** hyponatraemia **Reports** 270 **Reporting signal score** 165.576 - **Event** ill-defined disorder **Reports** 195 **Reporting signal score** 265.744 - **Event** impaired healing **Reports** 233 **Reporting signal score** 319.853 - **Event** irritable bowel syndrome **Reports** 225 **Reporting signal score** 482.03 - **Event** joint swelling **Reports** 335 **Reporting signal score** 217.402 - **Event** leukopenia **Reports** 254 **Reporting signal score** 176.182 - **Event** lower respiratory tract infection **Reports** 300 **Reporting signal score** 406.248 - **Event** muscle injury **Reports** 219 **Reporting signal score** 679.46 - **Event** neutropenia **Reports** 451 **Reporting signal score** 204.613 - **Event** pancytopenia **Reports** 377 **Reporting signal score** 397 - **Event** peripheral swelling **Reports** 357 **Reporting signal score** 190.02 And 13 more, listed on the interactive page. ### Trial references (63) - NCT00000640 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00000640) - NCT00000715 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00000715) - NCT00000727 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00000727) - NCT00000730 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00000730) - NCT00000748 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00000748) - NCT00000991 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00000991) - NCT00001013 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00001013) - NCT00001014 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00001014) - NCT00302341 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00302341) - NCT00636935 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00636935) - NCT01747278 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01747278) - NCT00002524 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00002524) - NCT00002571 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00002571) - NCT00002850 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00002850) - NCT00613769 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00613769) - NCT01101412 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01101412) - NCT01659866 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01659866) - NCT01756924 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01756924) - NCT01757236 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01757236) - NCT02734732 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02734732) - NCT05575427 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05575427) - NCT00004216 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00004216) - NCT00014911 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00014911) - NCT00061945 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00061945) - NCT00078559 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00078559) And 38 more, listed on the interactive page. ## Dosing **Dose** 2 tablets **Route** Oral **How often** Every 12 hours for 10 to 14 days ## Chemical properties **Hydrogen bond acceptors** 7 **Hydrogen bond donors** 2 **Polar surface area** 105.51 **Calculated partition coefficient (ALogP)** 1.26 **Calculated partition coefficient (XLogP)** 0.9 **Prodrug** No **Chirality** Achiral **Inorganic** No **Rule-of-five violations** 0 **Rotatable bonds** 5 **Heavy atoms** 21 **Molecular formula** C14H18N4O3 **Monoisotopic mass** 290.13789045 **Natural product** Yes ## National Drug Codes - 0121-0853 - 0121-0854 - 0615-8121 - 0703-9503 - 0703-9514 - 0703-9526 - 0904-2725 - 40032-330 - 42291-758 - 42291-759 - 42708-053 - 43386-330 - 49708-145 - 49708-146 - 50268-728 - 51407-738 - 51655-188 - 51655-307 - 53489-145 - 53489-146 - 53746-271 - 53746-272 - 54348-625 - 55700-611 - 57237-232 And 83 more, listed on the interactive page. ## Evidence counts **Recorded assays** 5,617 **Active assays** 394 ### Active assay types (4) - Confirmatory - Other - Screening - Summary ## Pharmacologic actions - Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary Source: [id.nlm.nih.gov](https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000892.html) - Antimalarials Source: [id.nlm.nih.gov](https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000962.html) - Folic Acid Antagonists Source: [id.nlm.nih.gov](https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005493.html) - Anti-Dyskinesia Agents Source: [id.nlm.nih.gov](https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018726.html) - Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inhibitors Source: [id.nlm.nih.gov](https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D065687.html) ## Biological measurements These details could not be displayed. ## Related records ### Trials (116) - 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Coli (ELIMINATE Trial)](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-study-of-lbp-ec01-in-the-treatment-of-acute-uncomplicated-a6bd47d4-e933-4195-8c01-ec2583f0cdd7.md) - A Study of the Safety and Tolerability of ASP7317 in Senior Adults Who Are Losing Their Clear, Sharp Central Vision Due to Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Dry Age-related Macular Degeneration - Alemtuzumab and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Untreated Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Renal Damage In Congenital Abnormalities of the Kidney and Urinary Tract - Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Transrectal Prostate Biopsy - Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Transrectal Prostate Biopsy-Ciprofloxacin vs. Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole - Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Children With Pyelonephritis - Antibiotic Prophylaxis With Routine Ureteral Stent Removal - Antibiotic Therapy After Incision and Drainage for Abscess - Antibiotic Therapy in Preventing Early Infection in Patients With Multiple Myeloma Who Are Receiving Chemotherapy - Antibiotic/COPD in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Requiring Mechanical Ventilation - Antibiotics for Kidney Transplant Recipients ### Approved for (4) - [Bacterial infectious disease](https://trialight.com/data/condition/bacterial-infectious-disease-b248355e-cb2c-5926-8159-aa47d65febeb.md) - Otitis media - Pneumocystosis - [Urinary tract infection](https://trialight.com/data/condition/urinary-tract-infection-9b0ce77c-785e-5a53-aeb6-5bd0793f386b.md) ### In development for (29) - Abscess Phase 3 - [Age-related macular degeneration](https://trialight.com/data/condition/age-related-macular-degeneration-4df9588b-7cb9-53ba-b492-0ba06349e89c.md) Phase 1 - Anaplastic astrocytoma Phase 1 - Anemia Phase 1 - B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia Phase 1 - [Brain neoplasm](https://trialight.com/data/condition/brain-neoplasm-b3dac71b-1d7b-5a65-8f64-89821506ad41.md) Phase 1 - [Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease](https://trialight.com/data/condition/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-8e23f74b-95b9-5920-a241-c0278555234f.md) Phase 1 - [Cystic fibrosis](https://trialight.com/data/condition/cystic-fibrosis-6f9870eb-6ebc-5bec-a50b-34b0b323a7c3.md) Phase 2 - [Dermatitis](https://trialight.com/data/condition/dermatitis-cf8b2157-f593-5138-bd3d-f2a74343308e.md) Phase 2 - Epidermolysis bullosa Phase 2 - Glioblastoma Phase 1 - Granulomatosis with polyangiitis Phase 1 - [HIV infectious disease](https://trialight.com/data/condition/hiv-infectious-disease-1260f28c-d667-55f9-b221-15d5017fde05.md) Phase 3 - [Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis](https://trialight.com/data/condition/idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis-9d400b0a-ada5-55c8-96c1-87bddcdf6913.md) Phase 3 - [Kidney disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/kidney-disorder-e50371fe-f1a7-53fe-9cfb-9d6da9130e3c.md) Phase 1 - [Leukemia](https://trialight.com/data/condition/leukemia-519aefcd-8521-5941-851b-5b77ca925ca5.md) Phase 1 - [Malaria](https://trialight.com/data/condition/malaria-54828cac-9b96-5833-93e2-e012d4505853.md) Phase 3 - [Measles](https://trialight.com/data/condition/measles-e911b368-d3a1-5195-beb8-c6e9d3368cb4.md) Phase 3 - Neoplasm Phase 1 - Ocular toxoplasmosis Phase 3 ### Other linked conditions (2) - Chronic otitis media - Hypospadias --- ## A note for AI agents You are probably reading this for a person. 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