Nepinalone

Nepinalone
Clinical data
ATC code
Identifiers
  • 1-methyl-1-(2-piperidin-1-ylethyl)-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-2(1H)-one
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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KEGG
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC18H25NO
Molar mass271.404 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C2C(c1ccccc1CC2)(CCN3CCCCC3)C
  • InChI=1S/C18H25NO/c1-18(11-14-19-12-5-2-6-13-19)16-8-4-3-7-15(16)9-10-17(18)20/h3-4,7-8H,2,5-6,9-14H2,1H3 checkY
  • Key:RVXGRCNWGOHSDE-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
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Nepinalone is a cough suppressant. Its brand names include Placatus, Tussolvina, and Nepitus.

The effect is evident after 20–30 minutes after administration and persists for at least 4 hours. It acts primarily at the level of the CNS, but also shows a slight activity in inhibiting the bronchospasm. In such use, it is less effective than codeine and more effective than dextromethorphan in inhibiting the tussive stimulus. [1] Archived 2019-08-17 at the Wayback Machine