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Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C32H39NO4
Molecular Weight 501.6564
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of FEXOFENADINE

SMILES

CC(C)(C(O)=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(O)CCCN2CCC(CC2)C(O)(C3=CC=CC=C3)C4=CC=CC=C4

InChI

InChIKey=RWTNPBWLLIMQHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C32H39NO4/c1-31(2,30(35)36)25-17-15-24(16-18-25)29(34)14-9-21-33-22-19-28(20-23-33)32(37,26-10-5-3-6-11-26)27-12-7-4-8-13-27/h3-8,10-13,15-18,28-29,34,37H,9,14,19-23H2,1-2H3,(H,35,36)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C32H39NO4
Molecular Weight 501.6564
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 https://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00950

Fexofenadine is a second-generation, long lasting H1-receptor antagonist (antihistamine) which has a selective and peripheral H1-antagonist action. Histamine is a chemical that causes many of the signs that are part of allergic reactions, such as the swelling of tissues. Histamine is released from histamine-storing cells (mast cells) and attaches to other cells that have receptors for histamine. The attachment of the histamine to the receptors causes the cell to be "activated," releasing other chemicals which produce the effects that we associate with allergy. Fexofenadine blocks one type of receptor for histamine (the H1 receptor) and thus prevents activation of cells by histamine. Unlike most other antihistamines, Fexofenadine does not enter the brain from the blood and, therefore, does not cause drowsiness. Fexofenadine lacks the cardiotoxic potential of terfenadine, since it does not block the potassium channel involved in repolarization of cardiac cells. Fexofenadine is sold under the trade name Allegra among others. ALLEGRA is indicated for the relief of symptoms associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis in adults and children 2 years of age and older.

Approval Year

TargetsConditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
ALLEGRA

Approved Use

ALLEGRA is indicated for the relief of symptoms associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis in adults and children 2 years of age and older.

Launch Date

8.3825282E11
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
523.28 ng/mL
120 mg single, oral
dose: 120 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
FEXOFENADINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
3507.8 ng × h/mL
120 mg single, oral
dose: 120 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
FEXOFENADINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
9.26 h
120 mg single, oral
dose: 120 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
FEXOFENADINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
690 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 690 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 690 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 18-55 years
n = 4
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 18-55 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 4
Sources:
Other AEs: Headache, Tiredness...
Other AEs:
Headache (3 patients)
Tiredness (3 patients)
Dizziness (3 patients)
Sources:
800 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 800 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 800 mg
Sources:
healthy, 26.9 years (range: 18-51) years
n = 8
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 26.9 years (range: 18-51) years
Sex: M
Population Size: 8
Sources:
Other AEs: Headache, Tiredness...
Other AEs:
Headache (3 patients)
Tiredness (3 patients)
Dizziness (3 patients)
Sources:
60 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 60 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 60 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 6-11 years
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: seasonal allergic rhinitis
Age Group: 6-11 years
Sex: M+F
Sources:
180 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 180 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 180 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 69 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 69 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Disc. AE: Papular urticarial eruption...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Papular urticarial eruption (1 patient)
Sources:
30 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 30 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 30 mg, 1 times / day
Sources: Page: p. 22
unhealthy
Disc. AE: Headache...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Headache (2 patients)
Sources: Page: p. 22
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Dizziness 3 patients
690 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 690 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 690 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 18-55 years
n = 4
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 18-55 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 4
Sources:
Headache 3 patients
690 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 690 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 690 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 18-55 years
n = 4
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 18-55 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 4
Sources:
Tiredness 3 patients
690 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 690 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 690 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 18-55 years
n = 4
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 18-55 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 4
Sources:
Dizziness 3 patients
800 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 800 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 800 mg
Sources:
healthy, 26.9 years (range: 18-51) years
n = 8
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 26.9 years (range: 18-51) years
Sex: M
Population Size: 8
Sources:
Headache 3 patients
800 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 800 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 800 mg
Sources:
healthy, 26.9 years (range: 18-51) years
n = 8
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 26.9 years (range: 18-51) years
Sex: M
Population Size: 8
Sources:
Tiredness 3 patients
800 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 800 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 800 mg
Sources:
healthy, 26.9 years (range: 18-51) years
n = 8
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 26.9 years (range: 18-51) years
Sex: M
Population Size: 8
Sources:
Papular urticarial eruption 1 patient
Disc. AE
180 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 180 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 180 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 69 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 69 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Headache 2 patients
Disc. AE
30 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 30 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 30 mg, 1 times / day
Sources: Page: p. 22
unhealthy
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Treatment of urticaria. An evidence-based evaluation of antihistamines.
2001
Causality assessment of adverse effects: when is re-challenge ethically acceptable?
2001
[The effect of second generation histamine antagonists on the heart].
2001
Newer antihistamines.
2001 Apr 30
Uptake and efflux of the peptidic delta-opioid receptor agonist.
2001 Apr 6
Identification of functionally variant MDR1 alleles among European Americans and African Americans.
2001 Aug
Ugly wait at the counter. Insurer pushes to make allergy drugs nonprescription.
2001 Aug 6
Multicenter study of the efficacy and safety of fexofenadine 60 mg. twice daily in 108 Thai patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria.
2001 Feb
Histamine-induced activation of human lung macrophages.
2001 Jan-Mar
Evaluation of the safety of fexofenadine from experience gained in general practice use in England in 1997.
2001 Jul
Safety of fexofenadine in children treated for seasonal allergic rhinitis.
2001 Jul
Pharmacokinetic and safety profile of desloratadine and fexofenadine when coadministered with azithromycin: a randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study.
2001 Mar
Fexofenadine hydrochloride--a new anti-histaminic drug.
2001 Mar
The effect of rifampin administration on the disposition of fexofenadine.
2001 Mar
Skin concentrations of H1-receptor antagonists.
2001 Mar
Histamine induces exocytosis and IL-6 production from human lung macrophages through interaction with H1 receptors.
2001 Mar 15
A descriptive analysis of the use and cost of new-generation antihistamines in the treatment of allergic rhinitis: a retrospective database analysis.
2001 May
Controlled comparison of the efficacy and safety of cetirizine 10 mg o.d. and fexofenadine 120 mg o.d. in reducing symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis.
2001 May
Fexofenadine reduces nasal congestion in perennial allergic rhinitis.
2001 Nov
[Efficacy and safety of fexofenadine and cetirizine in the treatment of allergic rhinitis].
2001 Nov-Dec
The costs of nonsedating antihistamine therapy for allergic rhinitis in managed care: an updated analysis.
2001 Oct
Urticaria to cetirizine.
2002
Potential cardiac toxicity of H1-antihistamines.
2002
[Comparative antihistamine and anti-allergic effects of various antihistamine preparations].
2002
Grapefruit juice reduces the oral bioavailability of fexofenadine but not desloratadine.
2002
[Chronic idiopathic urticaria: effectiveness of fexofenadine. A double-blind, placebo controlled study with 21 patients].
2002 Apr 10
Sea transport of animal and vegetable oils and its environmental consequences.
2002 Dec
Effect of fexofenadine, a mast cell blocker, in infertile men with significantly increased testicular mast cells.
2002 Dec
A double-blind, randomized, single-dose, crossover comparison of levocetirizine with ebastine, fexofenadine, loratadine, mizolastine, and placebo: suppression of histamine-induced wheal-and-flare response during 24 hours in healthy male subjects.
2002 Feb
An evaluation of the effects of high-dose fexofenadine on the central nervous system: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study in healthy volunteers.
2002 Jan
A comparison of once daily fexofenadine versus the combination of montelukast plus loratadine on domiciliary nasal peak flow and symptoms in seasonal allergic rhinitis.
2002 Jan
Fruit juices inhibit organic anion transporting polypeptide-mediated drug uptake to decrease the oral availability of fexofenadine.
2002 Jan
Induction of multidrug resistance-1 and cytochrome P450 mRNAs in human mononuclear cells by rifampin.
2002 Jan
In vivo anti-inflammatory effects of fexofenadine in chronic idiopathic urticaria.
2002 Jul
Comparison of the efficacy of combined fluticasone propionate and olopatadine versus combined fluticasone propionate and fexofenadine for the treatment of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis induced by conjunctival allergen challenge.
2002 Jul
Fexofenadine modulates T-cell function, preventing allergen-induced airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness.
2002 Jul
Role of lung inflammatory mediators as a cause of exercise-induced arterial hypoxemia in young athletes.
2002 Jul
Chronic urticaria and angioedema.
2002 Jul 18
Simultaneous determination of fexofenadine and its related compounds by HPLC.
2002 Jul 20
Effects of grapefruit juice and orange juice on the intestinal efflux of P-glycoprotein substrates.
2002 Jun
Effect of St John's wort on the pharmacokinetics of fexofenadine.
2002 Jun
Are herbal products dietary supplements or drugs? An important question for public safety.
2002 Jun
Evaluation of cytokines in nasal secretions after nasal antigen challenge: lack of influence of antihistamines.
2002 May
MDR1 gene polymorphisms and disposition of the P-glycoprotein substrate fexofenadine.
2002 May
Clinical pharmacology of H1-antihistamines in the skin.
2002 Nov
Effects of fexofenadine and desloratadine on subjective and objective measures of nasal congestion in seasonal allergic rhinitis.
2002 Oct
The effects of acute doses of fexofenadine, promethazine, and placebo on cognitive and psychomotor function in healthy Japanese volunteers.
2003 Apr
The effect of ketoconazole on the in vivo intestinal permeability of fexofenadine using a regional perfusion technique.
2003 Feb
Failure of cetirizine and fexofenadine to prevent motion sickness.
2003 Feb
Effect of fexofenadine hydrochloride on cedar pollinosis.
2003 Feb
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis and Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria Adults and Children 12 Years and Older: The recommended dose of ALLEGRA (Fexofenadine) tablets is 60 mg twice daily or 180 mg once daily with water. A dose of 60 mg once daily is recommended as the starting dose in patients with decreased renal function
Route of Administration: Oral
The addition of fexofenadine at a dose of 10E-4 M elicited a significant relaxation response in isolated rat tracheas.
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
E6582LOH6V
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Name Type Language
FEXOFENADINE
HSDB   INN   MI   VANDF   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
FEXOFENADINE [USP-RS]
Common Name English
Fexofenadine [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
FEXOFENADINE [VANDF]
Common Name English
fexofenadine [INN]
Common Name English
(±)-P-(1-HYDROXY-4-(4-(HYDROXYDIPHENYLMETHYL)PIPERIDINO)BUTYL)-.ALPHA.-METHYLHYDRATROPIC ACID
Common Name English
FEXOFENADINE [MI]
Common Name English
4-(1-HYDROXY-4-(4-(HYDROXYDIPHENYLMETHYL)-1-PIPERIDINYL)BUTYL)-ALPHA,ALPHA-DIMETHYLBENZENEACETIC ACID
Systematic Name English
BENZENEACETIC ACID, 4-(1-HYDROXY-4-(4-(HYDROXYDIPHENYLMETHYL)-1-PIPERIDINYL)BUTYL)-.ALPHA.,.ALPHA.-DIMETHYL-, (±)-
Common Name English
FEXOFENADINE [HSDB]
Common Name English
TELFAST
Brand Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NDF-RT N0000000190
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WHO-ATC R06AX26
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NDF-RT N0000175587
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WHO-VATC QR06AX26
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LIVERTOX NBK548571
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NCI_THESAURUS C29578
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Code System Code Type Description
DRUG CENTRAL
1170
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CAS
83799-24-0
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LACTMED
Fexofenadine
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MESH
C093230
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL914
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HSDB
7486
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WIKIPEDIA
FEXOFENADINE
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IUPHAR
4819
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RXCUI
87636
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PRIMARY RxNorm
PUBCHEM
3348
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FDA UNII
E6582LOH6V
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MERCK INDEX
m5367
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1270363
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EVMPD
SUB13883MIG
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NCI_THESAURUS
C61764
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID00861411
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SMS_ID
100000078495
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CHEBI
5050
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DRUG BANK
DB00950
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INN
7469
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DAILYMED
E6582LOH6V
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