dexbrompheniramine

Also known as Disomer®, (S)-(+)-brompheniramine, (S)-brompheniramine, (+)-brompheniraminum, d-brompheniramine, D-brompheniramine, Dexbrompheniraminum, Parabromodylamine

Dexbrompheniramine is an antihistamine with anticholinergic properties used to treat allergic conditions such as hay fever or urticaria. It is the pharmacologically active dextrorotatory isomer of brompheniramine. It was formerly marketed in combination with pseudoephedrine under the name Drixoral in the US and Canada. It is an alkylamine antihistamine.

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46 papers

Dexbrompheniramine.2006
Genetic insights into alcohol-associated liver disease: integrative transcriptome-wide analysis identifies novel susceptibility genes.Frontiers in medicine · 2025
Transient receptor potential vanilloid-1-mediated calcium responses are inhibited by the alkylamine antihistamines dexbrompheniramine and chlorpheniramine.Experimental lung research · 2008
Steady-state bioavailability of dexbrompheniramine and pseudoephedrine from a repeat-action combination tablet.Journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 1985
Allergic conjunctivitis: a survey of new antihistamines.Journal of ocular pharmacology · 1991

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Mass: 318.073161

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chemical formula: C₁₆H₁₉BrN₂
Commons category: Dexbrompheniramine
isomeric SMILES: CN(C)CC[C@@H](C1=CC=C(C=C1)Br)C2=CC=CC=N2
canonical SMILES: CN(C)CCC(C1=CC=C(C=C1)Br)C2=CC=CC=N2
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name: dexbrompheniramine

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Dexbrompheniramine is a first generation antihistamine that reduces the effects of the neurotransmitter histamine in the body: sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.