Epinastine

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Epinastine chemical structure
Epinastine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
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Identifiers
CAS number 80012-43-7
ATC code R06AX24 S01GX10
PubChem 3241
DrugBank APRD00043
Chemical data
Formula C16H15N3
Mol. weight 249.311 g/mol
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability  ?
Protein binding 64%
Metabolism  ?
Half life 12 hours
Excretion  ?
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.

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Legal status
Routes  ?

Epinastine hydrochloride (Elestat®) is an antihistamine that is used in eye drops to treat allergic conjunctivitis.


Antihistamines (primarily R06) edit
Aminoalkyl ethers:

Bromazine, Carbinoxamine, Clemastine, Chlorphenoxamine, Diphenylpyraline, Diphenhydramine, Doxylamine

Substituted alkylamines:

Brompheniramine, Chlorphenamine, Dexbrompheniramine , Dexchlorpheniramine, Dimetindene, Pheniramine, Talastine

Substituted ethylene diamines:

Chloropyramine, Histapyrrodine, Mepyramine, Methapyrilene

Phenothiazine derivatives:

Alimemazine, Hydroxyethylpromethazine, Isothipendyl, Mequitazine, Methdilazine, Oxomemazine, Promethazine

Piperazine derivatives:

Buclizine, Cetirizine, Chlorcyclizine, Cinnarizine, Cyclizine, Hydroxyzine, Levocetirizine, Meclozine, Oxatomide

Others for systemic use:

Acrivastine, Antazoline, Astemizole, Azatadine , Azelastine, Bamipine, Cyproheptadine, Deptropine, Desloratadine, Ebastine, Epinastine, Ketotifen, Loratadine, Mebhydrolin, Mizolastine, Phenindamine, Pimethixene, Pyrrobutamine, Rupatadine, Terfenadine, Triprolidine

For topical use:

Bamipine, Chloropyramine, Chlorphenoxamine, Clemastine, Dimetindene, Diphenhydramine, Isothipendyl, Mepyramine , Promethazine, Thenalidine

Antiallergic agents
excluding corticosteroids
:

Antazoline, Azelastine , Fexofenadine

Other antiallergics:

Emedastine, Epinastine, Ketotifen, Olopatadine

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