Chemicals and Drugs

Pheniramine

One of the HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS with little sedative action. It is used in treatment of hay fever, rhinitis, allergic dermatoses, and pruritus.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

One of the HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS with little sedative action. It is used in treatment of hay fever, rhinitis, allergic dermatoses, and pruritus.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C16H20N2
Molecular Weight
240.34 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
86-21-5
IUPAC Name
N,N-dimethyl-3-phenyl-3-pyridin-2-ylpropan-1-amine
InChIKey
IJHNSHDBIRRJRN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CN(C)CCC(C1=CC=CC=C1)C2=CC=CC=N2
MeSH Unique ID
D010632
Source
PubChem CID 4761

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Propheniramine
  • Prophenpyridamine
  • Avil
  • Daneral
  • Histapyridamine
  • Pheniramine Bimaleate
  • Pheniramine Maleate
  • Bimaleate, Pheniramine
  • Maleate, Pheniramine

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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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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pheniramine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010632. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010632
  2. Pheniramine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheniramine
  3. Pheniramine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q656259
  4. Pheniramine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 4761. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4761