propiomazine
Sign in to saveAlso known as CB-1678, WY-1359, 3-propionyl-10-dimethylaminoisopropylphenothiazine, 10-(2-dimethylaminopropyl)-2-propionylphenothiazine, 2-propionyl-10-[2-(dimethylamino)propyl]phenothiazine
Propiomazine, sold under the brand name Propavan among others, is an antihistamine which is used to treat insomnia and to produce sedation and relieve anxiety before or during surgery or other procedures and in combination with analgesics as well as during labor. Propiomazine is a phenothiazine, but is not used therapeutically as a neuroleptic because it does not block dopamine receptors well.
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- Mass
- 340.160934
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- chemical formula
- C₂₀H₂₄N₂OS
- defined daily dose
- 25.0
- World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
- propiomazine
- canonical SMILES
- CCC(=O)C1=CC2=C(C=C1)SC3=CC=CC=C3N2CC(C)N(C)C
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- Propiomazine
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Propiomazine, sold under the brand name Propavan among others, is an antihistamine which is used to treat insomnia and to produce sedation and relieve anxiety before or during surgery or other procedures and in combination with analgesics as well as during labor. Propiomazine is a phenothiazine, but is not used therapeutically as a neuroleptic because it does not block dopamine receptors well.
==Medical uses== Propiomazine has been used in the treatment of insomnia.
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