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Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C16H20N2.ClH
Molecular Weight 276.804
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of PHENIRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE

SMILES

Cl.CN(C)CCC(C1=CC=CC=C1)C2=CC=CC=N2

InChI

InChIKey=LAWLMXPSCYHMNV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C16H20N2.ClH/c1-18(2)13-11-15(14-8-4-3-5-9-14)16-10-6-7-12-17-16;/h3-10,12,15H,11,13H2,1-2H3;1H

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula ClH
Molecular Weight 36.461
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula C16H20N2
Molecular Weight 240.3434
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity ( + / - )

Description
Curator's Comment: Description was created based on several sources, including http://www.druginfosys.com/drug.aspx?drugcode=561&type=1 | https://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB01620

Pheniramine is an antihistamine used to treat allergic conditions such as hay fever or urticaria. It is generally sold in combination with other medications, rather than as a stand-alone drug. Allergies are caused by an excessive type 1 hypersensitivity response of the body to allergens, mediated by inappropriate histamine signalling. By inhibiting the binding of histamine, antihistamines decrease the normal histamine response from cells, consequently decreasing allergic symptoms. Antihistamines such as pheniramine appear to compete with histamine for histamine H1- receptor sites on effector cells. The antihistamines antagonize those pharmacological effects of histamine which are mediated through activation of H1- receptor sites and thereby reduce the intensity of allergic reactions and tissue injury response involving histamine release. Antihistamines suppress the histamine-induced wheal (swelling) and flare (vasodilation) response by blocking the binding of histamine to its receptors on nerves, vascular smooth muscle, glandular cells, endothelium, and mast cells. They effectively exert competitive antagonism of histamine for H1-receptors. Pheniramine is marketed under the trade name Avil and Visine-A among others).

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
7.5 null [pKi]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
AVIL

Approved Use

Allergic conditions including hay fever, drug rashes, angioneurotic oedema, serum sickness, allergic conjunctivitis, food allergy etc. · Conditions of the respiratory tract that are accompanied by increased secretion, including vasomotor rhinitis and acute rhinitis. · All itching skin conditions, including neurodermatitis, eczema of any origin, lichen planus, acute and chronic urticaria, pruritis of the anus or genitals, pruritus in icterus and diabetes, radiation sickness etc. · Prevention and treatment of motion sickness. · Prevention and treatment of nausea, vomiting and vertigo due to Menière’s disease and other labyrinthine disturbances.
Palliative
Visine-A

Approved Use

Visine-A is an antihistamine/redness reliever eye drop, formerly available by prescription only, that provides temporary relief of itchy, red eyes due to pollen, ragweed, grass, animal hair and dander.
Primary
AVIL

Approved Use

Allergic conditions including hay fever, drug rashes, angioneurotic oedema, serum sickness, allergic conjunctivitis, food allergy etc. · Conditions of the respiratory tract that are accompanied by increased secretion, including vasomotor rhinitis and acute rhinitis. · All itching skin conditions, including neurodermatitis, eczema of any origin, lichen planus, acute and chronic urticaria, pruritis of the anus or genitals, pruritus in icterus and diabetes, radiation sickness etc. · Prevention and treatment of motion sickness. · Prevention and treatment of nausea, vomiting and vertigo due to Menière’s disease and other labyrinthine disturbances.
Preventing
AVIL

Approved Use

Allergic conditions including hay fever, drug rashes, angioneurotic oedema, serum sickness, allergic conjunctivitis, food allergy etc. · Conditions of the respiratory tract that are accompanied by increased secretion, including vasomotor rhinitis and acute rhinitis. · All itching skin conditions, including neurodermatitis, eczema of any origin, lichen planus, acute and chronic urticaria, pruritis of the anus or genitals, pruritus in icterus and diabetes, radiation sickness etc. · Prevention and treatment of motion sickness. · Prevention and treatment of nausea, vomiting and vertigo due to Menière’s disease and other labyrinthine disturbances.
Primary
AVIL

Approved Use

Allergic conditions including hay fever, drug rashes, angioneurotic oedema, serum sickness, allergic conjunctivitis, food allergy etc. · Conditions of the respiratory tract that are accompanied by increased secretion, including vasomotor rhinitis and acute rhinitis. · All itching skin conditions, including neurodermatitis, eczema of any origin, lichen planus, acute and chronic urticaria, pruritis of the anus or genitals, pruritus in icterus and diabetes, radiation sickness etc. · Prevention and treatment of motion sickness. · Prevention and treatment of nausea, vomiting and vertigo due to Menière’s disease and other labyrinthine disturbances.
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
274 ng/mL
30.5 mg single, oral
dose: 30.5 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PHENIRAMINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
5768 ng × h/mL
30.5 mg single, oral
dose: 30.5 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PHENIRAMINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
17 h
30.5 mg single, oral
dose: 30.5 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PHENIRAMINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
[Antimycobacterial antihistaminics].
1989 Aug
Chromatographic analysis of phenethylamine-antihistamine combinations using C8, C18 or cyano columns and micellar sodium dodecyl sulfate-pentanol mixtures.
2001 Apr
Comparison of lytic cocktail, chloral hydrate and midazolam for pediatric sedation.
2001 Oct
A phase II study of paclitaxel and cisplatin combination chemotherapy in recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer.
2002 Apr
Efficacy and safety of rectal thiopental, intramuscular cocktail and rectal midazolam for sedation in children undergoing neuroimaging.
2002 Dec
Uniformly sized molecularly imprinted polymer for d-chlorpheniramine. Evaluation of retention and molecular recognition properties in an aqueous mobile phase.
2002 Mar 1
Conjunctival allergen challenge: models in the investigation of ocular allergy.
2003 Jul
Contribution of the histaminergic receptor subtypes to histamine-induced cerebellar granular neurotoxicity.
2003 May-Jun
Actual therapeutic management of allergic and hyperreactive nasal disorders.
2004
A case of pheniramine dependence.
2005 Mar
Antiradical effects of antihistamines in human blood. Structure-activity relationship.
2006 Apr
Goat ureter - an alternative model for measuring ureteral peristalsis.
2006 Aug
Extra- and intracellular formation of reactive oxygen species by human neutrophils in the presence of pheniramine, chlorpheniramine and brompheniramine.
2006 Dec
Life-threatening facial edema due to pine caterpillar mimicking an allergic event.
2006 Jul-Aug
Enantioselective analysis of pheniramine in urine by charged CD-mediated CZE provided with a fiber-based DAD and an on-line sample pretreatment by capillary ITP.
2007 Aug
Intraoperative anaphylaxis with a complicated pulmonary hydatid cyst.
2007 Feb
Chemical profile of counterfeit buprenorphine vials seized in Tehran, Iran.
2007 Oct 25
Uniformly sized molecularly imprinted polymers for d-chlorpheniramine: influence of a porogen on their morphology and enantioselectivity.
2008 Apr 14
[Toxic epidermal necrolysis following dorzolamide eyedrops].
2008 Jan
Possibilities of column coupling electrophoresis provided with a fiber-based diode array detection in enantioselective analysis of drugs in pharmaceutical and clinical samples.
2008 Jan 25
Pheniramines and oxidative burst of blood phagocytes during ischaemia/reperfusion.
2009 Apr
Protective effect of pheniramines against mesenteric ischaemia/reperfusion-induced injury.
2009 Apr
A presentation of longstanding toxoplasmosis chorioretinitis.
2009 Jan
Comparison of chiral separation of basic drugs in capillary electrophoresis and liquid chromatography using neutral and negatively charged cyclodextrins.
2009 Jul 10
In situ forming polymeric drug delivery systems.
2009 May
Pouch colon associated with anorectal malformations fails to show spontaneous contractions but responds to acetylcholine and histamine in vitro.
2009 Nov
Substance use and addiction research in India.
2010 Jan
Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Curator's Comment: Could also be used topically https://www.drugs.com/drp/pheniramine-maleate.html
Each Avil (Pheniramine maleate) tablet contains 45.3mg pheniramine maleate. In adults and children over 10 years of age, treatment is commenced with half a tablet taken up to three times daily. This dose may be increased to one tablet taken up to three times daily if required. Children 5-10 years of age: half a tablet up to three times daily. Avil tablets are not recommended in children under 5 years of age.
Route of Administration: Oral
Histamine (100 uM)-induced contractions was blocked by pheniramine (0.32 uM) by 74% in neonatal small intestinal smooth muscle of dilated pre-atretic part of intestinal atresia.
Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
PHENIRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Common Name English
N,N-DIMETHYL-3-PHENYL-3-PYRIDIN-2-YLPROPAN-1-AMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
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91402
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25332-09-6
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