Cafaminol

Cafaminol
Skeletal formula of cafaminol
Ball-and-stick model of the cafaminol molecule
Systematic (IUPAC) name
8-[(2-hydroxyethyl)(methyl)amino]-1,3,7-trimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
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Legal status
  • (Prescription only)
Identifiers
CAS Number 30924-31-3
ATC code none
PubChem CID 35685
ChemSpider 32824
UNII 0L1S25NC1L YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL2104570
Synonyms Methylcoffanolamine; 8-(2-hydroxyethyl)methylaminocaffeine
Chemical data
Formula C11H17N5O3
Molar mass 267.28 g/mol

Cafaminol (Rhinetten, Rhinoptil) is a vasoconstrictor of the xanthine class used as a nasal decongestant in Germany.[1][2]

References

  1. Rogowski M, Chodynicki S (October 1985). "[Use of the preparation Cafaminol in the treatment of acute rhinitis]". Wiadomości Lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960) (in Polish) 38 (20): 1437–40. PMID 3913153.
  2. Swiss Pharmaceutical Society (2000). Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory (Book with CD-ROM). Boca Raton: Medpharm Scientific Publishers. ISBN 3-88763-075-0.


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