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Ezetimibe

C24H21F2NO3409.4 g/mol Calculated

Also called Zetia, Ezedoc and Ezetrol.

A cholesterol medicine sold as Zetia. Unlike a statin it blocks cholesterol absorption in the gut rather than its manufacture.

Sources and notes
  • The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
  • Other namesfrom sourcePubChem / Wikidata
  • Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
  • 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
  • 3D modelfrom sourcePubChem 3D conformerLoaded after the page has painted, and on a phone only when you ask for it; the 2D drawing shows until it arrives.

Where you encounter it

Dispensed on prescription, not sold on a shelf. Ezetimibe on the product labels we hold.

Medicines

ZetiaAdded by the makerActive ingredient

Every product and list we hold

Sources and notes
  • The product labels and their strengthsfrom sourceDailyMed (FDA label)Each label lists the molecule as an ingredient, and an active ingredient at the strength shown.
  • How it gets therefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach mark is set by hand on our lists, never inferred; a label's ingredient is added by the maker. A row with no mark data says Not marked.
  • The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.

Explore its structure

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A C=O bonded to a nitrogen, the same link that joins amino acids in a protein. It is sturdy, and its nitrogen is not a base the way an amine's is.

From: standard chemistry.

Sources and notes
  • The drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKitThe page's one shipped drawing, with the chosen part lit in amber under it.
  • The partscomputedFound by ruleEach part is found by a chemical pattern, never picked by hand atom by atom; its words say where they come from.

Properties and sources

Calculated by PubChem

Molecular formula
C24H21F2NO3
Molecular weight
409.4 g/mol
XLogP3octanol/water, log units
4
Polar surface areatopological
60.8 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
5
Rotatable bonds
6
Complexity
567

Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA via PubChem

Warning Environmental pictogram (GHS09); hazard statements H410

Reported Licence

The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Ezetimibe for human use (NDA 021445, authorized October 25, 2002), as Zetia. Drugs@FDA

Groups it belongs to

Category
Prescription medicine
Family
Cholesterol medicines
Chemical groups
Alcohols, Aromatics, Amides, Phenols, Halogenated
Elements
Fluorine, Nitrogen
Hazard classes
Environmental hazard, GHS Warning
SMILESC1=CC(=CC=C1[C@@H]2[C@H](C(=O)N2C3=CC=C(C=C3)F)CC[C@@H](C4=CC=C(C=C4)F)O)O

PubChem CID 150311 · Wikidata Q417997 · InChIKey OLNTVTPDXPETLC-XPWALMASSA-N · Data refreshed

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Questions
What is Ezetimibe?
A cholesterol medicine sold as Zetia. Unlike a statin it blocks cholesterol absorption in the gut rather than its manufacture.
How toxic is Ezetimibe?
Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Warning and the hazard pictogram Environmental. from source
What kind of molecule is Ezetimibe?
Ezetimibe has the formula C24H21F2NO3 and a molecular weight of 409.4 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under cholesterol medicines, in the prescription medicine group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
Who licenses Ezetimibe as a medicine?
The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Ezetimibe for human use (NDA 021445, authorized October 25, 2002), as Zetia. from source
Sources and notes
  • Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
  • Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
  • ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
  • Licencefrom sourceDrugs@FDARead 2026-10-21.
  • Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09