Pizotifen

Pizotifen
Clinical data
Trade namesSandomigran, Mosegor, Litec, others
Other namesPizotyline; BC-105
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: B1
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
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Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability78%
Protein binding91%
MetabolismGlucuronidation (main route). N-glucuronide accounts for >50% of plasma and 60–70% of urinary excreted drug
Elimination half-life23 hours
Excretion18% feces, 55% urine (both as metabolites)
Identifiers
  • 4-(1-methyl-4-piperidylidine)-9,10-dihydro -4H-benzo-[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2]-thiophene
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ECHA InfoCard100.036.014 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H21NS
Molar mass295.44 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • s1c3c(cc1)C(\c2c(cccc2)CC3)=C4/CCN(C)CC4
  • InChI=1S/C19H21NS/c1-20-11-8-15(9-12-20)19-16-5-3-2-4-14(16)6-7-18-17(19)10-13-21-18/h2-5,10,13H,6-9,11-12H2,1H3 checkY
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Pizotifen, also known as pizotyline and sold under the brand names Sandomigran and Mosegor among others, is an antimigraine agent of the tricyclic group which is used primarily as a preventative to reduce the frequency of recurrent migraine headaches.[1]

  1. ^ Stark RJ, Valenti L, Miller GC (August 2007). "Management of migraine in Australian general practice". The Medical Journal of Australia. 187 (3): 142–146. doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01170.x. PMID 17680738. S2CID 10357983.