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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C32H52N4O4.2Br
Molecular Weight 716.588
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of DEMECARIUM BROMIDE

SMILES

[Br-].[Br-].CN(CCCCCCCCCCN(C)C(=O)OC1=CC=CC(=C1)[N+](C)(C)C)C(=O)OC2=CC=CC(=C2)[N+](C)(C)C

InChI

InChIKey=YHKBUDZECQDYBR-UHFFFAOYSA-L
InChI=1S/C32H52N4O4.2BrH/c1-33(31(37)39-29-21-17-19-27(25-29)35(3,4)5)23-15-13-11-9-10-12-14-16-24-34(2)32(38)40-30-22-18-20-28(26-30)36(6,7)8;;/h17-22,25-26H,9-16,23-24H2,1-8H3;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2

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Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including https://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00944

Demecarium (HUMORSOL®) is an indirect-acting parasympathomimetic agent, also known as a cholinesterase inhibitor and anticholinesterase. Cholinesterase inhibitors prolong the effect of acetylcholine, which is released at the neuroeffector junction of parasympathetic postganglion nerves, by inactivating the cholinesterases that break it down. Application of demecarium (HUMORSOL®) to the eye produces intense miosis and ciliary muscle contraction due to inhibition of cholinesterase, allowing acetylcholine to accumulate at sites of cholinergic transmission. These effects are accompanied by increased capillary permeability of the ciliary body and iris, increased permeability of the blood-aqueous barrier, and vasodilation. Myopia may be induced or, if present, may be augmented by the increased refractive power of the lens that results from the accommodative effect of the drug. Demecarium (HUMORSOL®) indirectly produces some of the muscarinic and nicotinic effects of acetylcholine as quantities of the latter accumulate.

Originator

Curator's Comment: Schmid, O.; US. Patent 2,789,981; April 23, 1957; assigned to Chemie Linz Ag, Austria.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
HUMORSOL

Approved Use

Open-angle glaucoma (HUMORSOL® should be used in glaucoma only when shorter-acting miotics have proved inadequate). Conditions obstructing aqueous outflow, such as synechial formation, that are amenable to miotic therapy. Following iridectomy. Accommodative esotropia (accommodative convergent strabismus).

Launch Date

1959
Palliative
HUMORSOL

Approved Use

Open-angle glaucoma (HUMORSOL® should be used in glaucoma only when shorter-acting miotics have proved inadequate). Conditions obstructing aqueous outflow, such as synechial formation, that are amenable to miotic therapy. Following iridectomy. Accommodative esotropia (accommodative convergent strabismus).

Launch Date

1959
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Effect of topically applied demecarium bromide and echothiophate iodide on intraocular pressure and pupil size in beagles with normotensive eyes and beagles with inherited glaucoma.
1993 Feb
Effect of topically applied 2% pilocarpine and 0.25% demecarium bromide on blood-aqueous barrier permeability in dogs.
1994 Dec
Outcomes of nonsurgical management and efficacy of demecarium bromide treatment for primary lens instability in dogs: 34 cases (1990-2004).
2007 Jul 1
Acute ocular complications from self-administered topical kermes.
2010 Oct
Patents

Sample Use Guides

For glaucoma initial therapy with demecarium (HUMORSOL®) place 1 or 2 drops in the glaucomatous eye. The usual dosage can vary from as much as 1 or 2 drops twice a day to as little as 1 or 2 drops twice a week. For treatment of esotropia with demecarium (HUMORSOL®) 1 drop is given daily for 2 weeks, then 1 drop every 2 days for 2 to 3 weeks. In esotropia uncomplicated by amblyopia or anisometropia, demecarium (HUMORSOL®) may be instilled in both eyes, not more than 1 drop at a time every day for 2 to 3 weeks, as too severe a degree of miosis may interfere with vision. Then reduce the dosage to 1 drop every other day for 3 to 4 weeks and reevaluate the patient's status.
Route of Administration: Topical
Tetramethoquin and demecarium bromide were compared with physostigmine on the hypogastric guinea-pig nerve-vas deferens preparation. Each drug, in bath concentrations of 1 ug/ml, potentiated the response of the vas deferens to nerve stimulation. Subsequent addition of a higher dose of these agents inhibited the response. With demecarium inhibition occurred with 3 to 5 ug/ml.
Name Type Language
DEMECARIUM BROMIDE
HSDB   INN   MART.   MI   ORANGE BOOK   USP   USP-RS   VANDF   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
HUMORSOL
Brand Name English
DEMECARIUM BROMIDE [MART.]
Common Name English
DEMECARIUM BROMIDE [MI]
Common Name English
N,N'-BIS(3-TRIMETHYLAMMONIUMPHENOXYCARBONYL)-N,N'-DIMETHYLDECAMETHYLENEDIAMINE DIBROMIDE
Common Name English
DEMECARIUM BROMIDE [VANDF]
Common Name English
3,3'-(1,10-DECANEDIYLBIS((METHYLIMINO)CARBONYLOXY))BIS(N,N,N-TRIMETHYLBENZENAMINIUM)DIBROMIDE
Common Name English
(M-HYDROXYPHENYL)TRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE DECAMETHYLENEBIS(METHYLCARBAMATE) (2:1)
Common Name English
DEMEKASTIGMINE BROMIDE
Common Name English
Demecarium bromide [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
DEMECARIUM BROMIDE [USP-RS]
Common Name English
DEMECARIUM BROMIDE [USP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
demecarium bromide [INN]
Common Name English
DEMECARIUM BROMIDE [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
BENZENAMINIUM, 3,3'-(1,10-DECANEDIYLBIS((METHYLIMINO)CARBONYLOXY))BIS(N,N,N-TRIMETHYL-, DIBROMIDE
Common Name English
BC-48
Code English
DEMECARIUM BROMIDE [HSDB]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C47792
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NCI_THESAURUS C29705
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Code System Code Type Description
FDA UNII
61D5V4OKTP
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PUBCHEM
5965
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WIKIPEDIA
DEMECARIUM BROMIDE
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NCI_THESAURUS
C65367
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CHEBI
4391
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
200-301-9
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EVMPD
SUB06962MIG
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CAS
56-94-0
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID6045240
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DRUG BANK
DB00944
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INN
769
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SMS_ID
100000083690
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MERCK INDEX
m4159
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL1201229
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HSDB
2168
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RXCUI
22482
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DAILYMED
61D5V4OKTP
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1169001
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