Tamiflu (oseltamivir) influenza medication profile

Pharmaceutical name: Oseltamivir (INN)

Substance: oseltamivir phosphate

Common brand, trade, commercial denominations: Tamiflu.

Manufacturers: Gilead Sciences, Roche, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.

Systematic (IUPAC) name: ethyl (3R,4R,5S)-5-amino-4-acetamido-3-(pentan-3-yloxy)cyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylate

Molecular formula: C16H28N2O4

Molecular mass: 312.4 g/mol

Bioavailability: 75%

Half life: 6–10 hours

Excretion: renal

CAS number: 196618-13-0

Drug category: antiviral agents, enzyme inhibitors

Drug class: neuraminidase inhibitor

Routes: oral