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Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C18H22N2S.ClH
Molecular Weight 334.907
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of TRIMEPRAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE

SMILES

Cl.CC(CN(C)C)CN1C2=CC=CC=C2SC3=C1C=CC=C3

InChI

InChIKey=QUVSTPKPFAPBQU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C18H22N2S.ClH/c1-14(12-19(2)3)13-20-15-8-4-6-10-17(15)21-18-11-7-5-9-16(18)20;/h4-11,14H,12-13H2,1-3H3;1H

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Trimeprazine (also known as Alimemazine), a phenothiazine used as antipsychotic drug. This drug is used in Russia under brand name TERALIGEN and has anti-histamine, sedative, and anti-emetic (anti-nausea) effects. Teraligen is used to treat neurosis, depression and anxiety of different origins. It prevents and relieves allergic conditions, which cause pruritus and urticaria by blocking histamine produced by the body during an allergic reaction. Trimeprazine competes with free histamine for binding at HA-receptor sites. This antagonizes the effects of histamine on HA-receptors, leading to a reduction of the negative symptoms brought on by histamine HA-receptor binding. Trimeprazine is not approved for use in humans in the United States. Nevertheless, combination of alimemazine and prednisolone (commonly sold under the brand name Temaril-P) is licensed as an antipruritic and antitussive in dogs.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: Trimeprazine concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and in venous blood were compared in three other children, measured by gas chromatography. No trimeprazine was detected in the cerebrospinal fluid

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
TERALIGEN

Approved Use

is a drug combining tranquilizing, vegetostabilizing, timoanaleptic, antihistamine and antispasmodic properties. Due to these properties Teraligen has a wide range of use. It is highly effective in treating mental, neurologic and somatic diseases such as neuroses of different origin, allergies, pruritus (itching) and urticaria. Teraligen is used to prevent and relieve allergic conditions as well as to treat sleep disorders.
Primary
TERALIGEN

Approved Use

is a drug combining tranquilizing, vegetostabilizing, timoanaleptic, antihistamine and antispasmodic properties. Due to these properties Teraligen has a wide range of use. It is highly effective in treating mental, neurologic and somatic diseases such as neuroses of different origin, allergies, pruritus (itching) and urticaria. Teraligen is used to prevent and relieve allergic conditions as well as to treat sleep disorders.
Primary
TERALIGEN

Approved Use

is a drug combining tranquilizing, vegetostabilizing, timoanaleptic, antihistamine and antispasmodic properties. Due to these properties Teraligen has a wide range of use. It is highly effective in treating mental, neurologic and somatic diseases such as neuroses of different origin, allergies, pruritus (itching) and urticaria. Teraligen is used to prevent and relieve allergic conditions as well as to treat sleep disorders.
Primary
TERALIGEN

Approved Use

is a drug combining tranquilizing, vegetostabilizing, timoanaleptic, antihistamine and antispasmodic properties. Due to these properties Teraligen has a wide range of use. It is highly effective in treating mental, neurologic and somatic diseases such as neuroses of different origin, allergies, pruritus (itching) and urticaria. Teraligen is used to prevent and relieve allergic conditions as well as to treat sleep disorders.
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
0.357 μM
3 mg/kg single, oral
dose: 3 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TRIMEPRAZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: CHILD
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
2758 μM × h
3 mg/kg single, oral
dose: 3 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TRIMEPRAZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: CHILD
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
6.8 h
3 mg/kg single, oral
dose: 3 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TRIMEPRAZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: CHILD
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
80 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 80 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 80 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 62
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: pruritic dermatoses
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 62
Sources:
Disc. AE: Insomnia...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Insomnia
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Insomnia Disc. AE
80 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 80 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 80 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 62
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: pruritic dermatoses
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 62
Sources:
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG

OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer

Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
weak
yes
yes (co-administration study)
Comment: A similar effect as for the CYP2D6 inhibitors was observed when aripiprazole was coadministered with alimemazine (TRIMEPRAZINE)
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Possible role of phenothiazines in sudden infant death.
1979 Aug 18
Trimeprazine tartrate and convulsions.
1995 Jan
Patents

Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Teraligen is administrated orally 3-4 times a day. Hypnotic effect for adults: initial dose is 5-10 mg/day. Anxiolytic effect: initial dose is 60-80 mg/day. Antipsychotic effect: initial dose 200-400 mg/day. Sedative effect for chidren: initial dose 2.5-5 mg/day Symptomatic treatment of allergic reactions: initial dose 5-20 mg/day Anxiolytic effect: initial dose 20-40 mg/day
Route of Administration: Oral
Trimeprazine (TMP), a phenothiazine used as antipsychotic drug, was previously shown to induce a decrease in thyroid hormone serum levels in rats. Different mechanisms might be involved, mainly (i) a central mechanism, involving a reduction of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) secretion; (ii) a peripheral mechanism, acting upon the synthesis of thyroid hormones, by inhibition of thyroperoxidase (TPO) or trapping of molecular iodine present in the thyroid gland. In vitro studies concerned TMP, and its three main metabolites: trimeprazine sulphoxide (TSO), N-desmethyl trimeprazine (NDT), and 3-hydroxy-trimeprazine (3-OHT). TMP and TSO expressed a high affinity for iodine in vitro, contrary to NDT, which did not complex iodine. Only 3-OHT inhibited TPO in vitro.
Name Type Language
TRIMEPRAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Common Name English
ALIMEMAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Common Name English
(METHYL-2-DIMETHYLAMINO-3-PROPYL)-10-PHENOTHIAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
10H-PHENOTHIAZINE-10-PROPANAMINE, N,N,.BETA.-TRIMETHYL-, HYDROCHLORIDE (1:1)
Systematic Name English
Code System Code Type Description
EVMPD
SUB33793
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CAS
1936-51-2
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PUBCHEM
102719
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID60941046
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FDA UNII
5MJ295MM20
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SMS_ID
100000127666
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