Telavancin

Identification

Summary

Telavancin is an antibacterial agent used in the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections and types of hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia.

Brand Names
Vibativ
Generic Name
Telavancin
DrugBank Accession Number
DB06402
Background

Telavancin is a semi-synthetic derivative of vanocymycin that has bactericidal activity against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other gram-positive bacteria. MRSA is an important pathogen capable of causing hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), and skin and subcutaneous tissue infections among others.

Type
Small Molecule
Groups
Approved
Structure
Weight
Average: 1755.65
Monoisotopic: 1753.6374296
Chemical Formula
C80H106Cl2N11O27P
Synonyms
  • Telavancin
  • Telavancina
  • Télavancine
  • Telavancinum

Pharmacology

Indication

For the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI) caused by gram-positive bacteria like methicillin-susceptible or -resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecalis, and Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus agalactiae, or Streptococcus anginosus group. Also for the treatment of adult patients with hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VAP), known or suspected to be caused by susceptible isolates of Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant S. aureus).

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Associated Conditions
Indication TypeIndicationCombined Product DetailsApproval LevelAge GroupPatient CharacteristicsDose Form
Treatment ofBacterial infections••••••••••••
Treatment ofVentilator-associated bacterial pneumonia••••••••••••
Treatment ofComplicated skin and subcutaneous tissue bacterial infections••••••••••••
Treatment ofHospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia••••••••••••
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Pharmacodynamics

Telavancin is a semi-synthetic derivative of vancomycin, therefore the mode of bactericidal action is similar to vancomycin in which both antibiotics inhibit cell wall synthesis. Not only that, it displays concentration-dependent bactericidal action. Furthermore, telavancin is a more potent inhibitor (10-fold) of peptidoglycan synthesis and, unlike vancomycin, disrupts cell membrane integrity via its interaction with lipid II. AUC/MIC ratio best predicts the extent of in-vivo response in which the higher the ratio, the greater the bactericidal activity. The smallest ratio in which one would be able to observe no bacterial growth at 24 hours is 50. Maximal bactericidal activity is observed at a AUC/MIC ratio of 404.

Mechanism of action

Telavancin is a bactericidal lipoglycopeptide that is active against a broad range of gram-positive bacteria. Telavancin prevents polymerization of N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM) and N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and cross-linking of peptidoglycan by binding to D-Ala-D-Ala. As a result, inhibition of bacterial cell wall synthesis occurs. Furthermore, telavancin disrupts membrane potential and cell permeability as a result of the lipophillic side chain moiety. This additional bactericidal mechanism is what sets telavancin apart from vancomycin.

Absorption

Telavancin demonstrates linear pharmacokinetics at doses between 1 and 12.5 mg/kg. Furthermore, 24 hours post-infusion of a dose of 7.5 to 15 mg/kg, activity against MRSA and penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumonia can still be observed. The trough concentration at this point of time is approximately 10 μg/mL. Telavancin also has poor bioavailability and must be administered over 30-120 minutes IV. Cmax, healthy subjects, 10 mg/kg = 93.6 ± 14.2 μg/mL; AUC (0- ∞), healthy subjects, 10 mg/kg = 747 ± 129 μg · h/mL; AUC (0-24h), healthy subjects, 10 mg/kg = 666± 107 μg · h/mL; Time to steady state = 3 days;

Volume of distribution

Vss, healthy subjects, 10 mg/kg = 0.14 L/kg

Protein binding

>90% to serum albumin in a concentration independent manner (despite being highly protein bound, antimicrobial activity of telavancin is not affected)

Metabolism

Metabolism of telavancin does not involve the cytochrome P450 enzyme system. Primary metabolite is called THRX-651540, but the metabolite pathway has not been identified.

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Route of elimination

Urine with >80% as unchanged drug and <20% as hydroxylated metabolites (with dose of 10mg/kg); Feces (<1%)

Half-life

Terminal elimination half-life = 8 ± 1.5 hours (with normal renal function)

Clearance

Cl, healthy subjects, 10 mg/kg = 13.9 ± 2.9 mL/h/kg

Adverse Effects
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Toxicity

Not Available

Pathways
Not Available
Pharmacogenomic Effects/ADRs
Not Available

Interactions

Drug Interactions
This information should not be interpreted without the help of a healthcare provider. If you believe you are experiencing an interaction, contact a healthcare provider immediately. The absence of an interaction does not necessarily mean no interactions exist.
DrugInteraction
AbacavirAbacavir may decrease the excretion rate of Telavancin which could result in a higher serum level.
AceclofenacAceclofenac may decrease the excretion rate of Telavancin which could result in a higher serum level.
AcemetacinAcemetacin may decrease the excretion rate of Telavancin which could result in a higher serum level.
AcenocoumarolThe risk or severity of bleeding can be increased when Telavancin is combined with Acenocoumarol.
AcetaminophenAcetaminophen may decrease the excretion rate of Telavancin which could result in a higher serum level.
Food Interactions
No interactions found.

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Product Ingredients
IngredientUNIICASInChI Key
Telavancin hydrochloride0701472ZG0560130-42-9GSSIWSIRBWAZHG-ACOPVEIWSA-N
Brand Name Prescription Products
NameDosageStrengthRouteLabellerMarketing StartMarketing EndRegionImage
VibativInjection, powder, for solution250 mgIntravenousTheravance Biopharma Ireland Umited2021-01-122018-05-16EU flag
VibativPowder, for solution250 mg / vialIntravenousPendopharm Division Of Pharmascience IncNot applicableNot applicableCanada flag
VibativInjection, powder, lyophilized, for solution750 mg/1IntravenousAstellas Pharma Inc2009-11-052015-05-31US flag
VibativInjection, powder, lyophilized, for solution15 mg/1mLIntravenousTheravance, Inc.2009-11-05Not applicableUS flag
VibativInjection, powder, lyophilized, for solution15 mg/1mLIntravenousCumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc.2021-01-01Not applicableUS flag

Categories

ATC Codes
J01XA03 — Telavancin
Drug Categories
Chemical TaxonomyProvided by Classyfire
Description
This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as oligopeptides. These are organic compounds containing a sequence of between three and ten alpha-amino acids joined by peptide bonds.
Kingdom
Organic compounds
Super Class
Organic acids and derivatives
Class
Carboxylic acids and derivatives
Sub Class
Amino acids, peptides, and analogues
Direct Parent
Oligopeptides
Alternative Parents
Cyclic peptides / Aminoglycosides / Phenolic glycosides / Leucine and derivatives / N-acyl-alpha amino acids and derivatives / Alpha amino acid amides / Diarylethers / Disaccharides / O-glycosyl compounds / 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoids
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Substituents
1,2-aminoalcohol / 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid / 1-hydroxy-4-unsubstituted benzenoid / Acetal / Alcohol / Alpha-amino acid amide / Alpha-amino acid or derivatives / Alpha-oligopeptide / Amine / Amino acid
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Molecular Framework
Aromatic heteropolycyclic compounds
External Descriptors
glycopeptide (CHEBI:71229)
Affected organisms
  • Streptococcus pyogenes
  • Streptococcus agalactiae
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Enterococcus faecalis
  • Streptococcus anginosus

Chemical Identifiers

UNII
XK134822Z0
CAS number
372151-71-8
InChI Key
ONUMZHGUFYIKPM-MXNFEBESSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C80H106Cl2N11O27P/c1-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-21-85-22-23-87-80(5)32-57(115-37(4)71(80)103)119-70-68(102)67(101)55(34-94)118-79(70)120-69-53-28-41-29-54(69)117-52-20-17-40(27-46(52)82)65(99)63-77(109)91-61(78(110)111)43-30-50(96)44(33-86-35-121(112,113)114)66(100)58(43)42-25-38(15-18-49(42)95)59(74(106)93-63)90-75(107)60(41)89-73(105)48(31-56(83)97)88-76(108)62(92-72(104)47(84-6)24-36(2)3)64(98)39-16-19-51(116-53)45(81)26-39/h15-20,25-30,36-37,47-48,55,57,59-65,67-68,70-71,79,84-87,94-96,98-103H,7-14,21-24,31-35H2,1-6H3,(H2,83,97)(H,88,108)(H,89,105)(H,90,107)(H,91,109)(H,92,104)(H,93,106)(H,110,111)(H2,112,113,114)/t37-,47+,48-,55+,57-,59+,60+,61-,62+,63-,64+,65+,67+,68-,70+,71+,79-,80-/m0/s1
IUPAC Name
(1S,2R,18R,19R,22S,25R,28R,40S)-22-(carbamoylmethyl)-5,47-dichloro-48-{[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3-{[(2S,4S,5S,6S)-4-{[2-(decylamino)ethyl]amino}-5-hydroxy-4,6-dimethyloxan-2-yl]oxy}-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}-2,18,32,35,37-pentahydroxy-19-[(2R)-4-methyl-2-(methylamino)pentanamido]-20,23,26,42,44-pentaoxo-36-{[(phosphonomethyl)amino]methyl}-7,13-dioxa-21,24,27,41,43-pentaazaoctacyclo[26.14.2.2^{3,6}.2^{14,17}.1^{8,12}.1^{29,33}.0^{10,25}.0^{34,39}]pentaconta-3,5,8,10,12(48),14,16,29(45),30,32,34,36,38,46,49-pentadecaene-40-carboxylic acid
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCNCCN[C@@]1(C)C[C@H](O[C@@H]2[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](CO)O[C@H]2OC2=C3OC4=CC=C(C=C4Cl)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](CC(C)C)NC)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(N)=O)C(=O)N[C@@H]4C(C=C2OC2=C(Cl)C=C(C=C2)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]2NC(=O)[C@H](NC4=O)C4=CC(=C(O)C=C4)C4=C(O)C(CNCP(O)(O)=O)=C(O)C=C4[C@H](NC2=O)C(O)=O)=C3)O[C@@H](C)[C@H]1O

References

General References
  1. Laohavaleeson S, Kuti JL, Nicolau DP: Telavancin: a novel lipoglycopeptide for serious gram-positive infections. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2007 Mar;16(3):347-57. [Article]
  2. Rubinstein E, Corey GR, Stryjewski ME, Kanafani ZA: Telavancin for the treatment of serious gram-positive infections, including hospital acquired pneumonia. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2011 Dec;12(17):2737-50. doi: 10.1517/14656566.2011.633511. [Article]
  3. Zhanel GG, Calic D, Schweizer F, Zelenitsky S, Adam H, Lagace-Wiens PR, Rubinstein E, Gin AS, Hoban DJ, Karlowsky JA: New lipoglycopeptides: a comparative review of dalbavancin, oritavancin and telavancin. Drugs. 2010 May 7;70(7):859-86. doi: 10.2165/11534440-000000000-00000. [Article]
  4. Wong SL, Goldberg MR, Ballow CH, Kitt MM, Barriere SL: Effect of Telavancin on the pharmacokinetics of the cytochrome P450 3A probe substrate midazolam: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study in healthy subjects. Pharmacotherapy. 2010 Feb;30(2):136-43. doi: 10.1592/phco.30.2.136. [Article]
  5. FDA Approved Drug Products: Vibativ (telavancin) for injection [Link]
PubChem Compound
3081362
PubChem Substance
175427069
ChemSpider
2338980
RxNav
473837
ChEBI
71229
ChEMBL
CHEMBL507870
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Telavancin
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Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials

Pharmacoeconomics

Manufacturers
Not Available
Packagers
Not Available
Dosage Forms
FormRouteStrength
Injection, powder, for solutionIntravenous
Injection, powder, for solutionIntravenous250 mg
Injection, powder, for solutionIntravenous750 mg
Injection, powder, lyophilized, for solutionIntravenous15 mg/1mL
Injection, powder, lyophilized, for solutionIntravenous250 mg/1
Injection, powder, lyophilized, for solutionIntravenous750 mg/1
Powder, for solutionIntravenous250 mg / vial
Powder, for solutionIntravenous750 mg / vial
Prices
Not Available
Patents
Patent NumberPediatric ExtensionApprovedExpires (estimated)Region
US6635618No2003-10-212023-09-11US flag
US7008923No2006-03-072021-05-06US flag
US7351691No2008-04-012021-05-01US flag
US7700550No2010-04-202021-05-01US flag
US6858584No2005-02-222022-08-24US flag
US7531623No2009-05-122027-01-01US flag
US7544364No2009-06-092021-05-01US flag
US7208471No2007-04-242021-05-01US flag
US6872701No2005-03-292021-06-05US flag
US8101575No2012-01-242021-05-01US flag
US8158580No2012-04-172021-05-01US flag

Properties

State
Solid
Experimental Properties
Not Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility0.0148 mg/mLALOGPS
logP2.32ALOGPS
logP-6.2Chemaxon
logS-5.1ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)1.55Chemaxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)9.99Chemaxon
Physiological Charge0Chemaxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count29Chemaxon
Hydrogen Donor Count23Chemaxon
Polar Surface Area598.09 Å2Chemaxon
Rotatable Bond Count30Chemaxon
Refractivity429.41 m3·mol-1Chemaxon
Polarizability175.85 Å3Chemaxon
Number of Rings10Chemaxon
Bioavailability0Chemaxon
Rule of FiveNoChemaxon
Ghose FilterNoChemaxon
Veber's RuleNoChemaxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemaxon
Predicted ADMET Features
PropertyValueProbability
Human Intestinal Absorption-0.9186
Blood Brain Barrier-0.9691
Caco-2 permeable-0.6403
P-glycoprotein substrateSubstrate0.9318
P-glycoprotein inhibitor INon-inhibitor0.6459
P-glycoprotein inhibitor IINon-inhibitor0.9898
Renal organic cation transporterNon-inhibitor0.946
CYP450 2C9 substrateNon-substrate0.877
CYP450 2D6 substrateNon-substrate0.8047
CYP450 3A4 substrateSubstrate0.665
CYP450 1A2 substrateNon-inhibitor0.7471
CYP450 2C9 inhibitorNon-inhibitor0.7401
CYP450 2D6 inhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8259
CYP450 2C19 inhibitorNon-inhibitor0.6898
CYP450 3A4 inhibitorInhibitor0.5291
CYP450 inhibitory promiscuityLow CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.8482
Ames testNon AMES toxic0.5605
CarcinogenicityNon-carcinogens0.8098
BiodegradationNot ready biodegradable0.9966
Rat acute toxicity2.7064 LD50, mol/kg Not applicable
hERG inhibition (predictor I)Weak inhibitor0.9196
hERG inhibition (predictor II)Inhibitor0.6147
ADMET data is predicted using admetSAR, a free tool for evaluating chemical ADMET properties. (23092397)

Spectra

Mass Spec (NIST)
Not Available
Spectra
SpectrumSpectrum TypeSplash Key
Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positive (Annotated)Predicted LC-MS/MSsplash10-000i-0110300900-24631a7b516676cd312e
Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative (Annotated)Predicted LC-MS/MSsplash10-0f89-0000001900-f59ac5efe1ddb1015aa4
Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive (Annotated)Predicted LC-MS/MSsplash10-000i-2200113900-8c7e4759ac019212bb39
Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative (Annotated)Predicted LC-MS/MSsplash10-0a6u-4402009400-a8608257f64e4564a248
Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive (Annotated)Predicted LC-MS/MSsplash10-00bi-9601516600-31cb67696b14e1dd07f1
Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative (Annotated)Predicted LC-MS/MSsplash10-004r-9310002000-0ad34e93cc50529132fd
Chromatographic Properties
Collision Cross Sections (CCS)
Not Available

Drug created at March 19, 2008 16:29 / Updated at March 18, 2024 16:48