Epinastine

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Epinastine
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Systematic (IUPAC) name
(RS)-3-amino-9,13b-dihydro-1H-dibenz(c,f)imidazo(1,5-a)azepine
Clinical data
Trade names Alesion, Elestat, Purivist, Relestat
AHFS/Drugs.com monograph
MedlinePlus a604011
Pregnancy
category
  • C
Routes of
administration		 Eye drops
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding 64%
Biological half-life 12 hours
Identifiers
CAS Number 80012-43-7 YesY
ATC code R06AX24 (WHO) S01GX10
PubChem CID: 3241
IUPHAR/BPS 7176
DrugBank DB00751 YesY
ChemSpider 3128 YesY
UNII Q13WX941EF YesY
KEGG D07900 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:51032 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL1106 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C16H15N3
Molecular mass 249.311 g/mol
  • N\4=C(\N3c1c(cccc1)Cc2c(cccc2)C3C/4)N
  • 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) YesY
  • Key:WHWZLSFABNNENI-UHFFFAOYSA-N YesY
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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]

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