Pipoxizine

Pipoxizine
Clinical data
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Identifiers
  • 2-(2-{2-[4-(Diphenylmethylene)-1-piperidinyl]ethoxy}ethoxy)ethanol
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC24H31NO3
Molar mass381.516 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • c1ccc(cc1)C(=C2CCN(CC2)CCOCCOCCO)c3ccccc3
  • InChI=1S/C24H31NO3/c26-16-18-28-20-19-27-17-15-25-13-11-23(12-14-25)24(21-7-3-1-4-8-21)22-9-5-2-6-10-22/h1-10,26H,11-20H2
  • Key:SCMPXORBOTWFTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Pipoxizine (INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name) is a first-generation antihistamine as well as serotonin antagonist of the diphenylmethylpiperazine group related to hydroxyzine.[1][2] It was investigated as a bronchodilator but was never marketed.[1][3][4]

  1. ^ a b Ganellin CR, Triggle DJ (21 November 1996). Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents. CRC Press. pp. 1619–. ISBN 978-0-412-46630-4.
  2. ^ World Health Organization (1988). International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for Pharmaceutical Substances. W.H.O. ISBN 9789240560369.
  3. ^ Brunner A, Gartmann J, Studler H. "Pipoxizine, a New Bronchodilator". Lung. 154 (2): 143.
  4. ^ Neukirch F, Korobaeff M, Verdier F, Timsit G, Fay M, Drutel P (1978). "[Effect of a histamine aerosol in 20 subjects with histamine hyperreactivity. Application to a study of the protective properties of pipoxizine]". Revue de l'Institut d'Hygiene des Mines (in French). 33 (4): 191–195. PMID 45187.