Chemicals and Drugs

Flavoxate

A drug that has been used in various urinary syndromes and as an antispasmodic. Its therapeutic usefulness and its mechanism of action are not clear. It may have local anesthetic activity and direct relaxing effects on smooth muscle as well as some activity as a muscarinic antagonist.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A drug that has been used in various urinary syndromes and as an antispasmodic. Its therapeutic usefulness and its mechanism of action are not clear. It may have local anesthetic activity and direct relaxing effects on smooth muscle as well as some activity as a muscarinic antagonist.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C24H25NO4
Molecular Weight
391.5 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
15301-69-6
IUPAC Name
2-piperidin-1-ylethyl 3-methyl-4-oxo-2-phenylchromene-8-carboxylate
InChIKey
SPIUTQOUKAMGCX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC1=C(OC2=C(C1=O)C=CC=C2C(=O)OCCN3CCCCC3)C4=CC=CC=C4
MeSH Unique ID
D005422
Source
PubChem CID 3354

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Drug Class

Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Bladuril
  • Flavoxate Hydrochloride
  • Spasuret
  • Urispas
  • Uronid
  • Hydrochloride, Flavoxate

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

91(77); was see under FLAVONES 1977-90

MeSH Record

Previous Indexing

  • Carboxylic Acids (1972-1974)
  • Flavones (1969-1976)
  • Piperidines (1972-1976)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D03w.383.663.283.266.450w.260w.444w
  2. D03w.633.100.150.266.450w.260w.444w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Flavoxate. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005422. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005422
  2. Flavoxate. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavoxate
  3. Flavoxate. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q848264
  4. Flavoxate. In: PubChem Compound. CID 3354. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3354