Chemistry:Cafaminol

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Short description: Chemical compound
Cafaminol
Skeletal formula of cafaminol
Ball-and-stick model of the cafaminol molecule
Clinical data
Trade namesRhinetten, Rhinoptil
Other namesMethylcoffanolamine; 8-[(2-Hydroxyethyl)(methyl)amino]caffeine
ATC code
  • None
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC11H17N5O3
Molar mass267.289 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

Cafaminol (brand names Rhinetten, Rhinoptil), also known as methylcoffanolamine, is a vasoconstrictor and anticatarrhal of the methylxanthine family related to caffeine which is used as a nasal decongestant in Germany .[1][2][3][4][5][6] It was introduced in 1974 and was still in use as of 2000.[3][2]

References

  1. J. Elks (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 205–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=0vXTBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA205. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory. Taylor & Francis. 2000. pp. 157–. ISBN 978-3-88763-075-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=5GpcTQD_L2oC&pg=PA157. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 William Andrew Publishing (22 October 2013). Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Encyclopedia. Elsevier. pp. 784–. ISBN 978-0-8155-1856-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=_J2ti4EkYpkC&pg=PA784. 
  4. "[A new treatment for colds using a new caffeine derivative, methylcoffanolamine]" (in de). Praxis 58 (13): 412–4. 1969. PMID 5818666. 
  5. "[Human pharmacologic studies on the biologic availability and resorption of cafaminol (AWD) (proceedings)]" (in de). Pharmazie 34 (5–6): 375–6. 1979. PMID 515164. 
  6. "[Use of the preparation Cafaminol in the treatment of acute rhinitis]" (in pl). Wiad. Lek. 38 (20): 1437–40. 1985. PMID 3913153.