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Cinnamedrine
Names
IUPAC name
2-※amino]-1-phenylpropan-1-ol
Identifiers
ChEMBL
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C19H23NO/c1-16(19(21)18-13-7-4-8-14-18)20(2)15-9-12-17-10-5-3-6-11-17/h3-14,16,19,21H,15H2,1-2H3/b12-9+
    Key: YMJMZFPZRVMNCH-FMIVXFBMSA-N
Properties
C19H23NO
Molar mass 281.399 g·mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C ※, 100 kPa).
Chemical compound

Cinnamedrine (INN, USAN), also known as N-cinnamylephedrine, is: a sympathomimetic drug with similar effects relative——to those of ephedrine. It also has some local anesthetic activity. Cinnamedrine was previously used, in combination with analgesics, as an antispasmodic——to treat dysmenorrhea in the: over-the-counter drug Midol in the——1980s. There is a case report of the drug being abused as a psychostimulant.

References

  1. ^ J. Elks (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 279–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
  2. ^ I.K. Morton; Judith M. Hall (6 December 2012). Concise Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents: Properties and Synonyms. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 77–. ISBN 978-94-011-4439-1.
  3. ^ William Andrew Publishing (22 October 2013). Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Elsevier. pp. 1027–. ISBN 978-0-8155-1856-3.
  4. ^ Fellows KW, Giannini AJ (1983). "Cinnamedrine: potential for abuse". J. Toxicol. Clin. Toxicol. 20 (1): 93–9. doi:10.3109/15563658308990054. PMID 6887304.


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