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astemizole
Sign in to saveAlso known as 1-(p-fluorobenzyl)-2-{[1-(p-methoxyphenethyl)-4-piperidyl]amino}benzimidazole, 1-(p-fluorobenzyl)-2-({1-[2-(p-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]piperid-4-yl}amino)benzimidazole
Astemizole (marketed under the brand name Hismanal, developmental code R43512) was a second-generation antihistamine drug that has a long duration of action. Astemizole was discovered by Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1977. It was withdrawn from the market globally in 1999 because of rare but potentially fatal side effects (QTc interval prolongation and related arrhythmias due to hERG channel blockade).
Chemical data
- Formula
- C28H31FN4O
- Molecular weight
- 458.6 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1-[(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-N-[1-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]piperidin-4-yl]benzimidazol-2-amine
- SMILES
- COC1=CC=C(C=C1)CCN2CCC(CC2)NC3=NC4=CC=CC=C4N3CC5=CC=C(C=C5)F
- InChIKey
- GXDALQBWZGODGZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 6
- Polar surface area
- 42.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 5
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
888 papers- Astemizole: a long-acting, nonsedating antihistamine.Drug intelligence & clinical pharmacy · 1987
- Astemizole. A review of its pharmacodynamic properties and therapeutic efficacy.Drugs · 1984
- Astemizole: an old anti-histamine as a new promising anti-cancer drug.Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry · 2011
- Astemizole as a drug to inhibit the effect of SARS-COV-2 in vitro.Microbial pathogenesis · 2021
- [Astemizole: its pharmacokinetics and pharmacologic properties].Allergie et immunologie · 1990
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Pharmacology
- Toxicity
- References
- External links
Astemizole (marketed under the brand name Hismanal, developmental code R43512) was a second-generation antihistamine drug that has a long duration of action. Astemizole was discovered by Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1977. It was withdrawn from the market globally in 1999 because of rare but potentially fatal side effects (QTc interval prolongation and related arrhythmias due to hERG channel blockade).
==Pharmacology== Astemizole is a histamine H1-receptor antagonist. It has anticholinergic and antipruritic effects.
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