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Moxastine

Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
ATC code	none
Identifiers
IUPAC name 2--N,N-dimethylethanamine
CAS Number	3572-74-5
PubChem CID	19142
ChemSpider	18062
UNII	ZSJ254W6SF
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60189244
ECHA InfoCard	100.020.626
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C18H23NO
Molar mass	269.388 g·mol
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CC(C1=CC=CC=C1)(C2=CC=CC=C2)OCCN(C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C18H23NO/c1-18(20-15-14-19(2)3,16-10-6-4-7-11-16)17-12-8-5-9-13-17/h4-13H,14-15H2,1-3H3 Key:BBIMHFSPNXQFAH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Moxastine (also known as mephenhydramine) is an antihistamine and anticholinergic.

It was developed in Czechoslovakia and sold in hydrochloride form as an antihistamine (Alfadryl).

It is, with 8-chlorotheophylline, a component of cocrystal/salt moxastine teoclate (mephenhydrinate) used as antiemetic (Theadryl; Kinedryl (with caffeine)).

References

1. Saxena AK, Saxena M (1992). "Developments in antihistamines (H1)". In Jucker E (ed.). Progress in Drug Research / Fortschritte der Arzneimittelforschung / Progrès des recherches pharmaceutiques. pp. 35–125. doi:10.1007/978-3-0348-7144-0_3. ISBN 978-3-0348-7146-4.
2. Wardell WM (1978). Controlling the Use of Therapeutic Drugs An International Comparison. Washington, D.C: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-8447-3278-7.

See also

• Diphenhydramine

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