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Trade names | Drixoril, Conex, Dixaphedrine |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Multum Consumer Information |
Routes of administration | Oral |
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Elimination half-life | 25 hours |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.595 |
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Formula | C16H19BrN2 |
Molar mass | 319.24 g/mol g·mol−1 |
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Dexbrompheniramine is an antihistamine with anticholinergic properties[1] used to treat allergic conditions such as hay fever or urticaria. It is the pharmacologically active dextrorotatory isomer of brompheniramine. It was formerly marketed in combination with pseudoephedrine under the name Drixoral in the US and Canada.
Dexbrompheniramine is a first generation antihistamine that reduces the effects of natural chemical histamine in the body; sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.
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MAO inhibitors within 14 days. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, and tranylcypromine. potassium (Cytra, Epiklor, K-Lyte, K-Phos, Kaon, Klor-Con, Polycitra, Urocit-K). Drinking alcohol can increase certain side effects of dexbrompheniramine and pseudoephedrine.
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