Vornorexant

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Vornorexant
Vornorexant skeletal.svg
Clinical data
Other namesORN-0829; TS-142
Routes of
administration 		By mouth [1]
Drug class Orexin antagonist
Pharmacokinetic data
Elimination half-life 1.3–3.3 hours [1] [2]
Identifiers
  • [(2S)-2-[[3-(5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)pyrazol-1-yl]methyl]-1,3-oxazinan-3-yl]-[5-methyl-2-(triazol-2-yl)phenyl]methanone
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
Chemical and physical data
Formula C23H22FN7O2
Molar mass 447.474 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)N2N=CC=N2)C(=O)N3CCCO[C@H]3CN4C=CC(=N4)C5=NC=C(C=C5)F
  • InChI=1S/C23H22FN7O2/c1-16-3-6-21(31-26-8-9-27-31)18(13-16)23(32)30-10-2-12-33-22(30)15-29-11-7-20(28-29)19-5-4-17(24)14-25-19/h3-9,11,13-14,22H,2,10,12,15H2,1H3/t22-/m0/s1
  • Key:AEZZJXJIJFSUEM-QFIPXVFZSA-N

Vornorexant, also known by its developmental code names ORN-0829 and TS-142, is an orexin antagonist medication which is under development for the treatment of insomnia and sleep apnea. [3] [4] [5] It is a dual orexin OX1 and OX2 receptor antagonist (DORA). [5] [6] The medication is taken by mouth. [1] As of June 2021, vornorexant is in phase 2 clinical trials for insomnia and phase 1 trials for sleep apnea. [3] It is under development by Taisho Pharmaceutical. [3]

Contents

Vornorexant has a time to peak of 2.5 hours and a relatively short elimination half-life of 1.3 to 3.3 hours. [1] [2] It was designed to have a short half-life and duration in order to reduce next-day side effects like somnolence. [5]

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