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Tacrine
Cognex (tacrine) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Tacrine was first approved as Cognex on 1993-09-09. It is used to treat alzheimer disease in the USA. The pharmaceutical is active against cholinesterase and acetylcholinesterase. In addition, it is known to target muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M2 and muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1.
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Therapeutic Areas
Therapeutic Area
MeSH
nervous system diseasesD009422
mental disordersD001523
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Drug Products
FDA
EMA
New Drug Application (NDA)
New Drug Application (NDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Tacrine hydrochloride
Tradename
Company
Number
Date
Products
COGNEXShionogiN-020070 DISCN1993-09-09
4 products
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FDA
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Indications
FDA
EMA
Indication
Ontology
MeSH
ICD-10
alzheimer diseaseEFO_0000249D000544F03
Agency Specific
FDA
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Patent Expiration
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ATC Codes
N: Nervous system drugs
N06: Psychoanaleptics
N06D: Anti-dementia drugs
N06DA: Anticholinesterase anti-dementia drugs
N06DA01: Tacrine
HCPCS
Code
Description
S0014
Tacrine hydrochloride, 10 mg
Clinical
Clinical Trials
28 clinical trials
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Indications Phases 4
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Ontology
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Colorectal neoplasmsD0151792114
Adenomatous polyposis coliD011125224
Precancerous conditionsD011230314
Femoral neck fracturesD005265EFO_1001792S72.0011
Indications Phases 2
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Ontology
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Breast neoplasmsD001943EFO_0003869C50123
NeoplasmsD009369C80123
Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neckD000077195112
Pancreatic intraductal neoplasmsD00007777911
Myeloid leukemia acuteD015470C92.011
MelanomaD00854511
Colonic neoplasmsD003110C1811
Rectal neoplasmsD01200411
Fragile x syndromeD005600Q99.211
HypertensionD006973EFO_0000537I1011
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Indications Without Phase
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Ontology
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Oral leukoplakiaD007972K13.2111
Aberrant crypt fociD05873911
Epidemiology
Epidemiological information for investigational and approved indications
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Drug
General
Drug common nameTACRINE
INNtacrine
Description
Tacrine is a member of the class of acridines that is 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridine substituted by an amino group at position 9. It is used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. It has a role as an EC 3.1.1.7 (acetylcholinesterase) inhibitor. It is a member of acridines and an aromatic amine. It is a conjugate base of a tacrine(1+).
Classification
Small molecule
Drug classacridine derivatives
Image (chem structure or protein)
Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
Nc1c2c(nc3ccccc13)CCCC2
Identifiers
PDB4BDS
CAS-ID321-64-2
RxCUI10318
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL95
ChEBI ID45980
PubChem CID1935
DrugBankDB00382
UNII ID4VX7YNB537 (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
Target
Agency Approved
BCHE
BCHE
ACHE
ACHE
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
BCHE
Gene synonyms
CHE1
NCBI Gene ID
Protein name
cholinesterase
Protein synonyms
Acylcholine acylhydrolase, Butyrylcholine esterase, Choline esterase II, cholinesterase (serum) 2, cholinesterase 1, Pseudocholinesterase
Uniprot ID
Mouse ortholog
Bche (12038)
cholinesterase (Q543J3)
Alternate
CHRM2
CHRM2
CHRM1
CHRM1
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
CHRM2
Gene synonyms
NCBI Gene ID
Protein name
muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M2
Protein synonyms
7TM receptor, acetylcholine receptor, muscarinic 2, muscarinic M2 receptor
Uniprot ID
Mouse ortholog
Chrm2 (243764)
muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M2 (Q9ERZ4)
Variants
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Trends
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Safety
Black-box Warning
No Black-box warning
Adverse Events
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640 adverse events reported
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