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Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C25H27ClN2.2ClH.H2O
Molecular Weight 481.885
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of MECLIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE

SMILES

O.Cl.Cl.CC1=CC(CN2CCN(CC2)C(C3=CC=CC=C3)C4=CC=C(Cl)C=C4)=CC=C1

InChI

InChIKey=KDLHYOMCWBWLMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C25H27ClN2.2ClH.H2O/c1-20-6-5-7-21(18-20)19-27-14-16-28(17-15-27)25(22-8-3-2-4-9-22)23-10-12-24(26)13-11-23;;;/h2-13,18,25H,14-17,19H2,1H3;2*1H;1H2

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 H2O
Molecular Weight 18.0153
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula C25H27ClN2
Molecular Weight 390.948
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.drugs.com/meclizine.html

Meclizine, a piperazine-derivative H1-receptor antagonist similar to buclizine, cyclizine, and hydroxyzine, is used as an antivertigo/antiemetic agent. Meclizine is used in the management of nausea, vomiting, and dizziness associated with motion sickness and vertigo in diseases affecting the vestibular apparatus. Along with its actions as an antagonist at H1-receptors, meclizine also possesses anticholinergic, central nervous system depressant, and local anesthetic effects. Meclizine depresses labyrinth excitability and vestibular stimulation and may affect the medullary chemoreceptor trigger zone. It is sold under the brand names Bonine, Bonamine, Antivert, Postafen, Sea Legs, and Dramamine II.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: central nervous system depressant

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Target ID: Q922E4
Gene ID: 68671.0
Gene Symbol: Pcyt2
Target Organism: Mus musculus (Mouse)
31.0 µM [Ki]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
ANTIVERT

Approved Use

Effective: Management of nausea and vomiting, and dizziness associated with motion sickness. Possibly Effective: Management of vertigo associated with diseases affecting the vestibular system.

Launch Date

2012
Primary
ANTIVERT

Approved Use

Effective: Management of nausea and vomiting, and dizziness associated with motion sickness. Possibly Effective: Management of vertigo associated with diseases affecting the vestibular system.

Launch Date

2012
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
99.43 ng/mL
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MECLIZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
99.43 ng/mL
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MECLIZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
130 ng/mL
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MECLIZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: CHILD
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
223 ng/mL
25 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
MECLIZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: CHILD
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
149 ng/mL
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MECLIZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: CHILD
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
131.3 ng/mL
25 mg 1 times / day steady-state, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered:
MECLIZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: CHILD
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
210.8 ng/mL
25 mg 2 times / day steady-state, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered:
MECLIZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: CHILD
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
564.03 ng × h/mL
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MECLIZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
564.03 ng × h/mL
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MECLIZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
671 ng × h/mL
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MECLIZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: CHILD
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
2030 ng × h/mL
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MECLIZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: CHILD
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
656 ng × h/mL
25 mg 1 times / day steady-state, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered:
MECLIZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: CHILD
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
1891 ng × h/mL
25 mg 2 times / day steady-state, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered:
MECLIZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: CHILD
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
5.24 h
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MECLIZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
5.24 h
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MECLIZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
8.5 h
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MECLIZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: CHILD
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
3.6 h
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MECLIZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: CHILD
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
100 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 100 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 100 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
50 mg single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 50 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 50 mg
Sources:
healthy, ADULT
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Other AEs: Drowsiness...
Other AEs:
Drowsiness (30%)
Sources:
25 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 25 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 25 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 5-10
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 5-10
Sex: M+F
Sources:
25 mg single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 25 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 25 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, 6-10
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 6-10
Sex: M+F
Sources:
100 mg multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 100 mg
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 100 mg
Sources:
unhealthy
Other AEs: Drowsiness...
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Drowsiness 30%
50 mg single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 50 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 50 mg
Sources:
healthy, ADULT
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Drowsiness
100 mg multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 100 mg
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 100 mg
Sources:
unhealthy
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Memory loss, confusion, and disorientation in an elderly woman taking meclizine.
1987 May
Pentoxifylline-induced musical hallucinations.
1993 Aug
Discovery of molecular mechanisms of neuroprotection using cell-based bioassays and oligonucleotide arrays.
2002 Oct 29
Auditory hallucinations elicited by combined meclizine and metaxalone use at bedtime.
2004 Nov
Meclizine is an agonist ligand for mouse constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) and an inverse agonist for human CAR.
2004 Oct
FDA-approved drugs and other compounds tested as inhibitors of human glutathione transferase P1-1.
2013 Sep 5
Patents

Patents

Sample Use Guides

Usual Adult Dose for Vertigo -25 to 100 mg orally per day in divided doses Usual Adult Dose for Motion Sickness -Initial Dose: 25 to 50 mg orally 1 hour before travel -Maintenance Dose: Repeat dose every 24 hours if needed
Route of Administration: Oral
50 uM meclizine inhibited respiratory growth of human skin fibroblasts
Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
MECLIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE
JAN   ORANGE BOOK   USP   VANDF  
Common Name English
MECLIZINE DIHYDROCHLORIDE MONOHYDRATE
MI  
Preferred Name English
MECLIZINE DIHYDROCHLORIDE MONOHYDRATE, (±)-
Common Name English
UCB-5062
Code English
Meclozine hydrochloride monohydrate [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
MECLIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE [USP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
BONINE
Brand Name English
MECLIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE [USP-RS]
Common Name English
PIPERAZINE, 1-((4-CHLOROPHENYL)PHENYLMETHYL)-4-((3-METHYLPHENYL)METHYL)-, DIHYDROCHLORIDE, MONOHYDRATE
Common Name English
MECLIZINE HCL
Common Name English
MECLIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
ANCOLAN
Brand Name English
AGYRAX
Brand Name English
BONAMINE
Common Name English
MECLIZINE DIHYDROCHLORIDE MONOHYDRATE [MI]
Common Name English
POSTAFEN
Brand Name English
MECLIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE [VANDF]
Common Name English
ANTIVERT
Brand Name English
NSC-757094
Code English
1-(P-CHLORO-.ALPHA.-PHENYLBENZYL)-4-(M-METHYLBENZYL)PIPERAZINE DIHYDROCHLORIDE MONOHYDRATE
Common Name English
MECLIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE [JAN]
Common Name English
(±)-MECLIZINE DIHYDROCHLORIDE MONOHYDRATE
Common Name English
MECLOZINE HYDROCHLORIDE MONOHYDRATE
WHO-DD  
Common Name English
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NCI_THESAURUS C29578
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NCI_THESAURUS C267
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CFR 21 CFR 336.50
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CFR 21 CFR 336.10
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82041
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173612
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m7118
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1377009
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HDP7W44CIO
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CAS
31884-77-2
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DBSALT000678
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL1623
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NSC
757094
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SUB35563
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