Butamirate

Butamirate
Clinical data
Trade namesAcodeen, Codesin, Pertix, Sinecod, Sinecoden, Sinecodix
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Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding98%
Elimination half-life6 hours
Excretion90% renal
Identifiers
  • 2-(2-diethylaminoethoxy)ethyl 2-phenylbutanoate
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ECHA InfoCard100.038.172 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC18H29NO3
Molar mass307.434 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C(OCCOCCN(CC)CC)C(c1ccccc1)CC
  • InChI=1S/C18H29NO3/c1-4-17(16-10-8-7-9-11-16)18(20)22-15-14-21-13-12-19(5-2)6-3/h7-11,17H,4-6,12-15H2,1-3H3 checkY
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Butamirate (or brospamin, trade names Acodeen, Codesin, Pertix, Sinecod, Sinecoden, Sinecodix) is a cough suppressant.[1] It has been marketed in Europe and Mexico, but not in the United States.[2]

It is sold in the form of lozenges, syrup, tablets, dragées, or pastilles as the citrate salt. Adverse effects can include nausea, diarrhea, vertigo, and exanthema.[2]

  1. ^ Germouty J, Weibel MA (November 1990). "[Clinical comparison of butamirate citrate with a codeine-based antitussive agent]". Revue Médicale de la Suisse Romande. 110 (11): 983–6. PMID 1980027.
  2. ^ a b Schlesser JL (1991). Drugs Available Abroad, 1st Edition. Derwent Publications Ltd. pp. 29–30. ISBN 0-8103-7177-4.