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A Review: Fda-Approved Fluorine-Containing Small Molecules From 2015 to 2022 Publisher Pubmed



Sheikhi N1 ; Bahraminejad M1 ; Saeedi M2, 3 ; Mirfazli SS1
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  1. 1. Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Persian Medicine and Pharmacy Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Published:2023


Abstract

Fluorine-containing small molecules have occupied a special position in drug discovery research. The successful clinical use of fluorinated corticosteroids in the 1950s and fluoroquinolones in the 1980s led to an ever-increasing number of approved fluorinated compounds over the last 50 years. They have shown various biological properties such as antitumor, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory activities. Fluoro-pharmaceuticals have been considered a strong and practical tool in the rational drug design approach due to their benefits from potency and ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) points of view. Herein, approved fluorinated drugs from 2015 to 2022 were reviewed. © 2023 Elsevier Masson SAS