Amifostine Description

Amifostine for Injection is an organic thiophosphate cytoprotective agent known chemically as 2-[(3-aminopropyl)amino]ethanethiol dihydrogen phosphate (ester) and has the following structural formula:

H2N(CH2)3NH(CH2)2S-PO3H2

Amifostine is a white crystalline powder which is advisedly acrid in water. Its empiric blueprint is C5H15N2O3PS and it has a atomic weight of 214.22.

Amifostine for Injection is the trihydrate anatomy of Amifostine and is supplied as a antiseptic lyophilized powder acute reconstitution for intravenous infusion. Each single-use 10 mL canteen contains 500 mg of Amifostine on the anhydrous basis.