Cafaminol

Cafaminol
Systematic (IUPAC) name

8-[(2-hydroxyethyl)(methyl)amino]-1,3,7-trimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione
Clinical data
Legal status	℞ (Prescription only)
Routes of administration	?
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	30924-31-3
ATC code	None
PubChem	CID 35685
ChemSpider	32824
UNII	0L1S25NC1L^Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL2104570
Synonyms	Methylcoffanolamine; 8-(2-hydroxyethyl)methylaminocaffeine
Chemical data
Formula	C₁₁H₁₇N₅O₃
Molecular mass	267.28 g/mol
SMILES O=C2N(c1nc(n(c1C(=O)N2C)C)N(CCO)C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C11H17N5O3/c1-13(5-6-17)10-12-8-7(14(10)2)9(18)16(4)11(19)15(8)3/h17H,5-6H2,1-4H3 Key:ZGNRRVAPHPANFI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Cafaminol (Rhinetten, Rhinoptil) is a vasoconstrictor of the xanthine class used as a nasal decongestant in Germany.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Rogowski M, Chodynicki S (October 1985). "[Use of the preparation Cafaminol in the treatment of acute rhinitis]". Wiadomości Lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960) (in Polish) 38 (20): 1437–40. PMID 3913153.
↑ Swiss Pharmaceutical Society (2000). Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory (Book with CD-ROM). Boca Raton: Medpharm Scientific Publishers. ISBN 3-88763-075-0.

Decongestants and other nasal preparations (R01)

Sympathomimetics, plain	Cyclopentamine Ephedrine Phenylephrine Oxymetazoline Tetryzoline Xylometazoline Naphazoline Tramazoline Metizoline Tuaminoheptane Fenoxazoline Tymazoline Epinephrine

Antiallergic agents, excluding corticosteroids	Spaglumic acid histamine antagonists (Levocabastine Antazoline Thonzylamine) mast cell stabilizer (some are also antihistamines) (Cromoglicic acid Nedocromil Azelastine Olopatadine Lodoxamide)

Corticosteroids	Beclometasone Prednisolone Dexamethasone Flunisolide Budesonide Betamethasone Tixocortol Fluticasone Mometasone furoate Triamcinolone Ciclesonide

Other nasal preparations	Cafaminol Calcium hexamine thiocyanate Retinol Ipratropium bromide Ritiometan Mupirocin Hexamidine Framycetin Hyaluronic acid Eucalyptus oil Saline

Systemic use:
Sympathomimetics

Index of the respiratory system

Description	Anatomy nose larynx lower thorax Physiology Development

Disease	Congenital Neoplasms and cancer Chest trauma Infection common cold pneumonia tuberculosis Other Symptoms and signs eponymous

Treatment	Procedures mechanical ventilation Drugs nasal throat obstructive airway diseases cough and cold histaminergics pulmonary arterial hypertension other Surgery