Epinastine

Epinastine
Systematic (IUPAC) name

(RS)-3-amino-9,13b-dihydro-1H-dibenz(c,f)imidazo(1,5-a)azepine
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	monograph
MedlinePlus	a604011
Pregnancy category	C
Routes of administration	Eye drops
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding	64%
Half-life	12 hours
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	80012-43-7^Y
ATC code	R06AX24 S01GX10
PubChem	CID 3241
DrugBank	DB00751^Y
ChemSpider	3128^Y
UNII	Q13WX941EF^Y
KEGG	D07900^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:51032^Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL1106^Y
Chemical data
Formula	C₁₆H₁₅N₃
Molecular mass	249.311 g/mol
SMILES N\4=C(\N3c1c(cccc1)Cc2c(cccc2)C3C/4)N
InChI InChI=1S/C16H15N3/c17-16-18-10-15-13-7-3-1-5-11(13)9-12-6-2-4-8-14(12)19(15)16/h1-8,15H,9-10H2,(H2,17,18) ^Y Key:WHWZLSFABNNENI-UHFFFAOYSA-N ^Y
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Epinastine (brand names Alesion, Elestat, Purivist, Relestat) is a second-generation antihistamine and mast cell stabilizer that is used in eye drops to treat allergic conjunctivitis. It is produced by Allergan and marketed by Inspire in the United States.^[1] It is highly selective for the H₁ receptor and does not cross the blood-brain-barrier.^[2]

References

↑ Pradhan, S; Abhishek, K; Mah, F (2009). "Epinastine: topical ophthalmic second generation antihistamine without significant systemic side effects". Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology 5 (9): 1135–40. doi:10.1517/17425250903117284. PMID 19630694.
↑ Walther G, Daniel H, Bechtel WD, Brandt K (April 1990). "New tetracyclic guanidine derivatives with H1-antihistaminic properties. Chemistry of epinastine". Arzneimittel-Forschung 40 (4): 440–6. PMID 1972625.

External links

Official U.S. website of Elestat

Antihistamines (R06)

Aminoalkyl ethers

Substituted alkylamines

Substituted ethylenediamines

Phenothiazine derivatives

Piperazine derivatives

Others for systemic use

For topical use

Index of the immune system

Description	Physiology cells autoantigens autoantibodies complement surface antigens IG receptors

Disease	Allergies Immunodeficiency Immunoproliferative immunoglobulin disorders Hypersensitivity and autoimmune disorders Neoplasms and cancer

Treatment	Procedures Drugs antihistamines immunostimulants immunosuppressants monoclonal antibodies

Histaminergics

Receptor
(ligands)

H₁	Agonists: 2-Pyridylethylamine Betahistine Histamine HTMT UR-AK49 Antagonists: First-generation: 4-Methyldiphenhydramine Alimemazine Antazoline Azatadine Bamipine Benzatropine (benztropine) Bepotastine Bromazine Brompheniramine Buclizine Captodiame Carbinoxamine Chlorcyclizine Chloropyramine Chlorothen Chlorphenamine Chlorphenoxamine Cinnarizine Clemastine Clobenzepam Clocinizine Cyclizine Cyproheptadine Dacemazine Decloxizine Deptropine Dexbrompheniramine Dexchlorpheniramine Dimenhydrinate Dimetindene Diphenhydramine Diphenylpyraline Doxylamine Embramine Etodroxizine Etybenzatropine (ethylbenztropine) Etymemazine Flunarizine Histapyrrodine Homochlorcyclizine Hydroxyethylpromethazine Hydroxyzine Isopromethazine Isothipendyl Meclozine Medrylamine Mepyramine (pyrilamine) Mequitazine Methafurylene Methapyrilene Methdilazine Moxastine Orphenadrine Oxatomide Oxomemazine Phenindamine Pheniramine Phenyltoloxamine Pimethixene Piperoxan Pipoxizine Promethazine Propiomazine Pyrrobutamine Talastine Thenalidine Thenyldiamine Thiazinamium Thonzylamine Tolpropamine Tripelennamine Triprolidine Second/third-generation: Acrivastine Alinastine Astemizole Azelastine Bamirastine Barmastine Bepiastine Bepotastine Bilastine Cabastinen Carebastine Cetirizine Clemastine Clemizole Clobenztropine Desloratadine Dorastine Ebastine Efletirizine Emedastine Epinastine Fexofenadine Flezelastine Ketotifen Latrepirdine Levocabastine Levocetirizine Linetastine Loratadine Mapinastine Mebhydrolin Mizolastine Moxastine Noberastine Octastine Olopatadine Perastine Pibaxizine Piclopastine Rocastine Rupatadine Setastine Talastine Temelastine Terfenadine Vapitadine Zepastine Non-generational: Atypical antipsychotics (e.g., aripiprazole, asenapine, clozapine, iloperidone, olanzapine, paliperidone, quetiapine, risperidone, ziprasidone, zotepine) Tetracyclic antidepressants (e.g., amoxapine, loxapine, maprotiline, mianserin, mirtazapine, oxaprotiline) Tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline, butriptyline, clomipramine, desipramine, dosulepin (dothiepin), doxepin, imipramine, iprindole, lofepramine, nortriptyline, protriptyline, trimipramine) Typical antipsychotics (e.g., chlorpromazine, flupenthixol, fluphenazine, loxapine, perphenazine, prochlorperazine, thioridazine, thiothixene) Unknown/unsorted: Belarizine Elbanizine Flotrenizine Napactadine Tagorizine Trelnarizine Trenizine

H₂	Agonists: Amthamine Betazole Dimaprit Histamine HTMT Impromidine UR-AK49 Antagonists: Bisfentidine Burimamide Cimetidine Dalcotidine Donetidine Ebrotidine Etintidine Famotidine Lafutidine Lamtidine Lavoltidine (loxtidine) Lupitidine Metiamide Mifentidine Niperotidine Nizatidine Osutidine Oxmetidine Pibutidine Quisultazine (quisultidine) Ramixotidine Ranitidine Roxatidine Sufotidine Tiotidine Tuvatidine Venritidine Xaltidine

H₃	Agonists: α-Methylhistamine Cipralisant Histamine Imetit Immepip Immethridine Methimepip Proxyfan Antagonists: A-349,821 A-423,579 ABT-239 ABT-652 AZD5213 Betahistine Burimamide Ciproxifan Clobenpropit Conessine GSK-189,254 Impentamine Iodophenpropit Irdabisant JNJ-5207852 MK-0249 NNC 38-1049 PF-03654746 Pitolisant SCH-79687 Thioperamide VUF-5681

H₄	Agonists: 4-Methylhistamine α-Methylhistamine Histamine VUF-8430 Antagonists: JNJ-7777120 JNJ-38518168 Mianserin Thioperamide VUF-6002

Transporter
(inhibitors)

VMATs

TAAR1 inactive	Amiodarone APP AZIK Bietaserpine Deserpidine Dihydrotetrabenazine Efavirenz GBR-12935 GZ-793A Ibogaine Ketanserin Lobeline Methoxytetrabenazine NBI-98854 Reserpine Rose bengal SD-809 Tetrabenazine Vanoxerine (GBR-12909)

TAAR1 active	Amphetamine Methamphetamine MDMA Phenethylamine

Enzyme
(inhibitors)

HDC	Catechin Meciadanol Naringenin Tritoqualine

HNMT	Amodiaquine Diphenhydramine Harmaline Metoprine Quinacrine SKF-91,488 Tacrine

DAO	Aminoguanidine

Others

Precursors	L -Histidine

Cofactors	Vitamin B₆

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

Tricyclics

Classes	Acridine Anthracene Dibenzazepine Dibenzocycloheptene Dibenzodiazepine Dibenzothiazepine Dibenzothiepin Dibenzoxazepine Dibenzoxepin Phenothiazine Pyridazinobenzoxazine Pyridinobenzodiazepine Thioxanthene

Antidepressants (TCAs and TeCAs)	7-OH-Amoxapine Amezepine Amineptine Amitriptyline Amitriptylinoxide Amoxapine Aptazapine Azepindole Azipramine Batelapine Butriptyline Cianopramine Ciclazindol Ciclopramine Cidoxepin Clomipramine Cotriptyline Cyanodothiepin Demexiptiline Depramine/Balipramine Desipramine Dibenzepin Dimetacrine Dosulepin/Dothiepin Doxepin Enprazepine Esmirtazapine Fluotracen Hepzidine Homopipramol Imipramine Imipraminoxide Intriptyline Iprindole Ketipramine Litracen Lofepramine Losindole Loxapine Maprotiline Mariptiline Mazindol Melitracen Metapramine Mezepine Mianserin Mirtazapine Monometacrine Naranol Nitroxazepine Nortriptyline Noxiptiline Octriptyline Opipramol Oxaprotiline Pipofezine Pirandamine Propizepine Protriptyline Quinupramine Setiptiline/Teciptiline Spiroxepin Tandamine Tampramine Tianeptine Tienopramine Trimipramine

Antihistamines	Azatadine Clobenzepam Cyproheptadine Dacemazine Deptropine Desloratadine Epinastine Etymemazine Hydroxyethylpromethazine Isopromethazine Isothipendyl Ketotifen Latrepirdine Loratadine Mebhydrolin Mequitazine Methdilazine Olopatadine Oxomemazine Phenindamine Pimethixene Promethazine Propiomazine Rupatadine Thiazinamium

Antipsychotics	Acetophenazine Alimemazine Amoxapine Asenapine Butaclamol Butaperazine Carphenazine Carpipramine Chlorpromazine Chlorprothixene Ciclindole Citatepine Clocapramine Clomacran Clorotepin Clotiapine Clozapine Cyanothepin Doclothepin Docloxythepin Erizepine Flucindole Flumezapine Fluotracen Flupentixol Fluphenazine Gevotroline Homopipramol Isofloxythepin Levomepromazine/Methotrimeprazine Loxapine Maroxepin Meperathiepin Mesoridazine Metiapine Metitepine Metoxepin Mosapramine Naranol Octomethothepin Olanzapine Oxyclothepin Oxyprothepin Pentiapine Peradithiepin Perathiepin Perazine Perphenazine Periciazine Pinoxepin Piperacetazine Pipotiazine Piquindone Prochlorperazine Promazine Prothipendyl Quetiapine Savoxepin/Cipazoxapine Sulforidazine Tenilapine Thiethylperazine Thiopropazate Thioridazine Thiothixene Tilozepine Traboxopine Trifluoperazine Triflupromazine Trifluthepin Zotepine Zuclopenthixol

Anticonvulsants	Carbamazepine Dizocilpine Eslicarbazepine Eslicarbazepine acetate Etazepine Licarbazepine Oxcarbazepine Oxitriptyline Rispenzepine

Others	Adosopine Aminopromazine Atiprosin Beloxepin Carvedilol Cidoxepin Cyclobenzaprine Damotepine Darenzepine Elanzepine Methylene blue Monatepil Nuvenzepine Oxetorone Perlapine Pinadoline Pirenzepine Pirolate Pitrazepin Pizotifen Profenamine Serazapine Siltenzepine Telenzepine Tipindole Tropatepine Zolenzepine