Flunarizine

Flunarizine
Clinical data
Trade namesSibelium, others
Other names1-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-4-cinnamyl-piperazine
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Pregnancy
category
  • C
Routes of
administration
By mouth
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding>99%
MetabolismMainly CYP2D6
Metabolites≥15
Elimination half-life5–15 hrs (single dose)
18–19 days (multiple doses)
ExcretionFeces, <1% urine
Identifiers
  • 1-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-4-[(2E)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-yl]piperazine
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ECHA InfoCard100.052.652 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC26H26F2N2
Molar mass404.505 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Melting point251.5 °C (484.7 °F) (dihydrochloride)
  • Fc1ccc(cc1)C(c2ccc(F)cc2)N3CCN(CC3)C\C=C\c4ccccc4
  • InChI=1S/C26H26F2N2/c27-24-12-8-22(9-13-24)26(23-10-14-25(28)15-11-23)30-19-17-29(18-20-30)16-4-7-21-5-2-1-3-6-21/h1-15,26H,16-20H2/b7-4+ checkY
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Flunarizine, sold under the brand name Sibelium among others, is a drug classified as a calcium antagonist which is used for various indications.[1] It is not available by prescription in the United States or Japan. The drug was discovered at Janssen Pharmaceutica (R14950) in 1968.

  1. ^ Fagbemi O, Kane KA, McDonald FM, Parratt JR, Rothaul AL (September 1984). "The effects of verapamil, prenylamine, flunarizine and cinnarizine on coronary artery occlusion-induced arrhythmias in anaesthetized rats". British Journal of Pharmacology. 83 (1): 299–304. doi:10.1111/j.1476-5381.1984.tb10146.x. PMC 1987188. PMID 6487894.