Lodoxamide ethyl, diethyl N,N'-(2-chloro-5-cyano-m-phenylene) dioxamate, is an orally active candidate for the treatment of asthma and other allergic diseases. Lodoxamide ethyl prevents mast cell mediator release during allergic reactions in rats, gu...
inea pigs, and monkeys at doses well below toxic levels. Lodoxamide ethyl does not interfere with antigen-antibody interaction, does not antagonize the effects of histamine or slow-reacting substance of anaphylaxis, and does not have direct antiinflammatory effects. Lodoxamide ethyl has been proven capable of preventing bronchospasm in humans when the subject was given 1, 3, or 10 mg of the drug orally prior to challenge with an antigen.
