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Valsartan

C24H29N5O3435.5 g/mol Calculated

Also called Diovan and Prexxartan.

An angiotensin receptor blocker sold as Diovan, used for high blood pressure and heart failure. Valsartan (C24H29N5O3, 436 g/mol) is a blood-pressure medicine dispensed on prescription.

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  • 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. Valsartan on the product labels we hold.

Medicines

DiovanAdded by the makerActive ingredient
EntrestoAdded 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 carbon carrying both a C=O and an O-H, written COOH. In water it gives up that hydrogen, which is what makes the molecule an acid.

From: standard chemistry.

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Compare a related molecule

Losartan

Valsartan

Both block the angiotensin II receptor, but losartan depends partly on the liver making a more active metabolite, and valsartan is active as given.

Losartan vs Valsartan, side by side
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  • The sentencefrom sourceMoleculeFinder comparison notesThe pair's answer line.
  • The two drawingscomputedPubChem structures, drawn by RDKitThe two drawings side by side.

Properties and sources

Calculated by PubChem

Molecular formula
C24H29N5O3
Molecular weight
435.5 g/mol
XLogP3octanol/water, log units
4.4
Polar surface areatopological
112 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
6
Rotatable bonds
10
Complexity
608

Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA via PubChem

Danger Health hazard pictogram (GHS08); hazard statements H361, H412

Reported Licence

The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Valsartan for human use (NDA 021283, authorized July 18, 2001), as Diovan. Drugs@FDA

Groups it belongs to

Category
Prescription medicine
Family
Blood-pressure medicines
Chemical groups
Carboxylic Acids, Aromatics, Amides
Elements
Nitrogen
Hazard classes
Health hazard, GHS Danger
SMILESCCCCC(=O)N(CC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC=CC=C2C3=NNN=N3)[C@@H](C(C)C)C(=O)O

PubChem CID 60846 · Wikidata Q155472 · InChIKey ACWBQPMHZXGDFX-QFIPXVFZSA-N · Data refreshed

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Questions
What is Valsartan?
An angiotensin receptor blocker sold as Diovan, used for high blood pressure and heart failure. Valsartan (C24H29N5O3, 436 g/mol) is a blood-pressure medicine dispensed on prescription.
How toxic is Valsartan?
Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictogram Health hazard. from source
What kind of molecule is Valsartan?
Valsartan has the formula C24H29N5O3 and a molecular weight of 435.5 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under blood-pressure medicines, in the prescription medicine group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
Who licenses Valsartan as a medicine?
The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Valsartan for human use (NDA 021283, authorized July 18, 2001), as Diovan. 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

Keep exploring

Compared side by side with valsartanLosartanC22H23ClN6OAlso a blood-pressure medicineCandesartanC24H20N6O3Also a blood-pressure medicineOlmesartanC24H26N6O3
Sources and notes
  • Compared side by sidefrom sourceMoleculeFinder comparison notesA molecule we compare it with on its own page.
  • The same kind of moleculefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated groupsA structural neighbour in the same family or type group; the line names the group in its own words.
  • The drawingscomputedPubChem structures, drawn by RDKit