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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C28H31FN4O
Molecular Weight 458.5703
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of ASTEMIZOLE

SMILES

COC1=CC=C(CCN2CCC(CC2)NC3=NC4=CC=CC=C4N3CC5=CC=C(F)C=C5)C=C1

InChI

InChIKey=GXDALQBWZGODGZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C28H31FN4O/c1-34-25-12-8-21(9-13-25)14-17-32-18-15-24(16-19-32)30-28-31-26-4-2-3-5-27(26)33(28)20-22-6-10-23(29)11-7-22/h2-13,24H,14-20H2,1H3,(H,30,31)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C28H31FN4O
Molecular Weight 458.5703
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Astemizole is antihistamine drug, discovered by Janssen Pharmaceutical and used to prevent sneezing, runny nose, itching and watering of the eyes, and other allergic symptoms. The drug was withdrawn from U.S. market in 1999 due to the potential to cause arrhythmias at high doses.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: Astemizole is a second generation H1-receptor antagonist. It does not cross the BBB significantly due to this reason do not cause CNS depression or drowsiness at normal doses.

Originator

Curator's Comment: # Janssen Pharmaceuticals

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
8.68 null [pKi]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
HISMANAL

Approved Use

For the relief of symptoms associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis and chronic idiopathic urticaria.

Launch Date

4.73212813E11
Primary
HISMANAL

Approved Use

For the relief of symptoms associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis and chronic idiopathic urticaria.

Launch Date

4.73212813E11
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
2.1 mg/L
30 mg single, oral
dose: 30 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
DESMETHYLASTEMIZOLE blood
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
1.9 mg/L
30 mg single, oral
dose: 30 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ASTEMIZOLE blood
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
260 mg × h/L
30 mg single, oral
dose: 30 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
DESMETHYLASTEMIZOLE blood
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
28.4 mg × h/L
30 mg single, oral
dose: 30 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ASTEMIZOLE blood
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
223 h
30 mg single, oral
dose: 30 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
DESMETHYLASTEMIZOLE blood
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
25 h
30 mg single, oral
dose: 30 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ASTEMIZOLE blood
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
6 mg/kg single, oral
Overdose
Dose: 6 mg/kg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 6 mg/kg
Sources:
healthy, 1.5 years
n = 1
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 1.5 years
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Other AEs: Ventricular tachycardia, Bundle branch block right...
Other AEs:
Ventricular tachycardia (serious)
Bundle branch block right (serious)
QT interval prolonged (serious)
Sources:
740 mg single, oral
Overdose
Dose: 740 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 740 mg
Sources:
healthy, 22 years
n = 1
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 22 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Other AEs: Arrhythmia ventricular...
Other AEs:
Arrhythmia ventricular (serious)
Sources:
30 mg single, oral
Overdose
Dose: 30 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 30 mg
Sources:
healthy, 4 years
n = 1
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 4 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Other AEs: QT interval prolonged, Arrhythmia ventricular...
Other AEs:
QT interval prolonged (serious)
Arrhythmia ventricular (serious)
Heart block atrioventricular (serious)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Bundle branch block right serious
6 mg/kg single, oral
Overdose
Dose: 6 mg/kg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 6 mg/kg
Sources:
healthy, 1.5 years
n = 1
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 1.5 years
Population Size: 1
Sources:
QT interval prolonged serious
6 mg/kg single, oral
Overdose
Dose: 6 mg/kg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 6 mg/kg
Sources:
healthy, 1.5 years
n = 1
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 1.5 years
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Ventricular tachycardia serious
6 mg/kg single, oral
Overdose
Dose: 6 mg/kg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 6 mg/kg
Sources:
healthy, 1.5 years
n = 1
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 1.5 years
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Arrhythmia ventricular serious
740 mg single, oral
Overdose
Dose: 740 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 740 mg
Sources:
healthy, 22 years
n = 1
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 22 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Arrhythmia ventricular serious
30 mg single, oral
Overdose
Dose: 30 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 30 mg
Sources:
healthy, 4 years
n = 1
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 4 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Heart block atrioventricular serious
30 mg single, oral
Overdose
Dose: 30 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 30 mg
Sources:
healthy, 4 years
n = 1
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 4 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
QT interval prolonged serious
30 mg single, oral
Overdose
Dose: 30 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 30 mg
Sources:
healthy, 4 years
n = 1
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 4 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG



Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
yes [IC50 2.73 uM]
yes
Drug as victim
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Effect of oxatomide, an antiallergic agent, on QT interval in dogs.
2001
Emerging role of drug interaction studies in drug development: the good, the bad, and the unknown.
2001 Autumn
A case series of drug-induced long QT syndrome and Torsade de Pointes.
2001 Dec
Involvement of multiple human cytochromes P450 in the liver microsomal metabolism of astemizole and a comparison with terfenadine.
2001 Feb
[Effect of olopatadine hydrochloride, a novel antiallergic agent, on the QT interval in dogs].
2001 Jun
Pharmacokinetic and safety profile of desloratadine and fexofenadine when coadministered with azithromycin: a randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study.
2001 Mar
Relationship between direct-to-consumer advertising and physician diagnosing and prescribing.
2002 Jan 1
Next generation antihistamines: therapeutic rationale, accomplishments and advances.
2002 Jun
Lopinavir/ritonavir: a review of its use in the management of HIV infection.
2003
Interaction of astemizole, an H1 receptor antagonist, with conventional antiepileptic drugs in mice.
2003 Aug
Zebrafish embryos express an orthologue of HERG and are sensitive toward a range of QT-prolonging drugs inducing severe arrhythmia.
2003 Dec 15
Detection of proarrhythmia in the female rabbit heart: blinded validation.
2003 Mar
Functional and molecular identification of intermediate-conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels in breast cancer cells: association with cell cycle progression.
2004 Jul
Identification of human p450 isoforms involved in the metabolism of the antiallergic drug, oxatomide, and its inhibitory effect on enzyme activity.
2004 May
Mechanism of block of hEag1 K+ channels by imipramine and astemizole.
2004 Oct
QT PRODACT: in vivo QT assay in the conscious dog for assessing the potential for QT interval prolongation by human pharmaceuticals.
2005
Characterization of a hERG screen using the IonWorks HT: comparison to a hERG rubidium efflux screen.
2005 Feb
Evaluation of pharmacokinetic interaction between cetirizine and ritonavir, an HIV-1 protease inhibitor, in healthy male volunteers.
2005 Jun
Identifying modulators of hERG channel activity using the PatchXpress planar patch clamp.
2005 Mar
Generalized lichen nitidus.
2005 Mar-Apr
A clinical drug library screen identifies astemizole as an antimalarial agent.
2006 Aug
A lingering mistake.
2006 Feb 28
An extension of the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) system for grading of diabetic macular edema in the Astemizole Retinopathy Trial.
2006 Jun
H1 histamine receptor antagonists induce genotoxic and caspase-2-dependent apoptosis in human melanoma cells.
2006 Sep
Patents

Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
10 mg once daily, should be taken on an empty stomach
Route of Administration: Oral
Affinity at histamine H1 receptor was measured in Sf9 cells transfected with H1 and coexpressing Regulator Of G-Protein Signaling 4 (RGS4). [3H]Mepyramine was used a radiolabel in a competition binding assay. pKi of astemizole was 8.68.
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
7HU6337315
Record Status Validated (UNII)
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Name Type Language
ASTEMIZOLE
HSDB   INN   JAN   MART.   MI   USAN   USP   USP-RS   VANDF   WHO-DD  
USAN   INN  
Official Name English
Astemizole [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
ASTEMIZOLE [USAN]
Common Name English
ASTEMIZOLE [MI]
Common Name English
astemizole [INN]
Common Name English
ASTEMIZOLE [USP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
1-(P-FLUOROBENZYL)-2-((1-(P-METHOXYPHENETHYL)-4-PIPERIDYL)AMINO)BENZIMIDAZOLE
Common Name English
ASTEMIZOLE [JAN]
Common Name English
ASTEMIZOLE [VANDF]
Common Name English
NSC-329963
Code English
R 43,512
Code English
ASTEMIZOLE [HSDB]
Common Name English
1H-BENZIMIDAZOL-2-AMINE, 1-((4-FLUOROPHENYL)METHYL)-N-(1-(2-(4-METHOXYPHENYL)ETHYL)-4-PIPERIDINYL)-
Systematic Name English
ASTEMIZOLE [MART.]
Common Name English
NSC-759570
Code English
Classification Tree Code System Code
WHO-ATC R06AX11
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WHO-VATC QR06AX11
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NCI_THESAURUS C29578
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Code System Code Type Description
SMS_ID
100000086629
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID9020110
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CAS
68844-77-9
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DRUG CENTRAL
249
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WIKIPEDIA
ASTEMIZOLE
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
272-441-9
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL296419
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HSDB
6799
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INN
4755
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NSC
759570
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MERCK INDEX
m2116
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NCI_THESAURUS
C28834
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NSC
329963
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EVMPD
SUB05586MIG
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PUBCHEM
2247
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RXCUI
42328
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DRUG BANK
DB00637
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FDA UNII
7HU6337315
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CHEBI
2896
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MESH
D016589
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IUPHAR
2603
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It retains antihistamine prop- erties, has a long elimination time of 9 to 13 days, and its steady-state serum concentration exceeds that of astemizole by more than 30-foId.
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