Quifenadine

Quifenadine (Russian: хифенадин, trade name: Phencarol, Фенкарол) is a 2nd generation antihistamine drug, marketed mainly in post-Soviet countries.[2][3] Chemically, it is a quinuclidine derivative.

Quifenadine
Clinical data
Trade namesFencarol
Other names3-Quinuclidinyldiphenylmethanol
Routes of
administration
Oral (tablets), IM injection
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • OTC (tablets), ℞-only (solution for IM injection) (RU)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability45% (Tmax = 1 hour)[1]
MetabolismLiver
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC20H23NO
Molar mass293.40 g/mol g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

Indications

References

  1. "Fencarol (quifenadine) Tablets, for Oral Use. Full Prescribing Information". State Register of Medicines (in Russian). Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. "Quifenadine". Drugs.com. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. Makarov, L.; Balykova, L.; Soldatova, O.; Komolyatova, V.; Serebruany, V. (2010). "The antiarrhythmic properties of quifenadine, H1-histamine receptor blocker in children with premature beats: A randomized controlled pilot trial". American Journal of Therapeutics. 17 (4): 396–401. doi:10.1097/MJT.0b013e3181a86987. PMID 19487925.


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