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Preferred Name

Epinastine Hydrochloride

Synonyms

Epinastine Hydrochloride

9,13b-Dihydro-1H-dibenz(c,f)imidazo(1,5-a)azepin-3-amine Hydrochloride

EPINASTINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Alesion

Elestat

Definitions

An histamine H1 receptor antagonist without sedative activity. Epinastine hydrochloride blocks the histamine H1 receptor and inhibits the release of histamine from mast cells. This prevents the typical allergic symptoms that are caused by histamine activity on capillaries, skin, mucous membranes, and on gastrointestinal and bronchial smooth muscles. Typical histamine activities include vasodilation, bronchoconstriction, increased vascular permeability, pain, itching, and spasmodic contractions of gastrointestinal smooth muscles. Epinastine also has affinity for the histamine H2, 5-HT2, and the alpha-1, alpha-2 adrenergic receptors.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C47512

CAS_Registry

108929-04-0

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:51037

Chemical_Formula

C16H15N3.HCl

code

C47512

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

An histamine H1 receptor antagonist without sedative activity. Epinastine hydrochloride blocks the histamine H1 receptor and inhibits the release of histamine from mast cells. This prevents the typical allergic symptoms that are caused by histamine activity on capillaries, skin, mucous membranes, and on gastrointestinal and bronchial smooth muscles. Typical histamine activities include vasodilation, bronchoconstriction, increased vascular permeability, pain, itching, and spasmodic contractions of gastrointestinal smooth muscles. Epinastine also has affinity for the histamine H2, 5-HT2, and the alpha-1, alpha-2 adrenergic receptors.

FDA_UNII_Code

GFM415S5XL

FULL_SYN

Epinastine Hydrochloride

9,13b-Dihydro-1H-dibenz(c,f)imidazo(1,5-a)azepin-3-amine Hydrochloride

EPINASTINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Alesion

Elestat

Has_Free_Acid_Or_Base_Form

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C65515

label

Epinastine Hydrochloride

Legacy Concept Name

Epinastine_Hydrochloride

Preferred_Name

Epinastine Hydrochloride

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C47512

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C1321612

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C29578

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