Synonyms: (+/-)-dimethindene | dimethindene | dimethpyrindene | Fenistil® | Vibrocil®
dimetindene is an approved drug
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Dimetindene is an orally active, selective histamine H1 receptor antagonist. It also has anticholinergic activity [1]. The INN specifies the racemic mixture of (R)- and (S)-enantiomers. We show the structure without specified stereochemistry to represent that mixture.
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Immunopharmacology Comments |
Dimetindene is a selective histamine H1 receptor antagonist that is used to alleviate the negative effects of histaminergic action. |