Pimethixene
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Routes of administration | Oral, nasal |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.005.675 |
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Formula | C19H19NS |
Molar mass | 293.43 g·mol−1 |
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Pimethixene is an antihistamine and anticholinergic of the thioxanthene chemical class originally developed to treat hyperactivity,[1] anxiety, sleep disorders, and allergy. It is also used for anesthesia and as a bronchodilator (to dilate the bronchi and bronchioles for more airflow).
In combination with pholcodine, it was sold in France by Laboratoires Salvoxyl in the 1970s as the antitussive Salvodex.[2] Pimethixene alone is still available in Brazil under the trade name Muricalm.
See also
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[edit]- ^ Chefneux A (July 1978). "[New treatment of hyperkinesis in the child: pimethixene]". Revue Médicale de Liège. 33 (14): 500–3. PMID 674966.
- ^ Bailly, Christian (8 December 2020). "Salvodex® (9-(1-methyl, 4-piperylidenyl)thiaxanthene and pholcodine), from Laboratoires Salvoxyl (Orléans), 1971". Oncowitan. Retrieved 4 January 2022.