Levodropropizine

Levodropropizine is a cough suppressant. It is the levo isomer of dropropizine. It acts as a peripheral antitussive, with no action in the central nervous system.[1] It does not cause side effects such as constipation or respiratory depression which can be produced by opioid antitussives such as codeine and its derivatives.

Levodropropizine
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Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding11-14%
Excretion83% via urine within 96 h
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ECHA InfoCard100.167.719
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FormulaC13H20N2O2
Molar mass236.31 g/mol g·mol−1
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References

  1. De Blasio, F.; Dicpinigaitis, P. V.; Rubin, B. K.; De Danieli, G.; Lanata, L.; Zanasi, A. (2012). "An observational study on cough in children: Epidemiology, impact on quality of sleep and treatment outcome". Cough. 8 (1): 1. doi:10.1186/1745-9974-8-1. PMC 3274450. PMID 22269875.


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