Pheniramine

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

R06AB05

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000086-21-5

Chemical Formula

C16-H20-N2

Molecular Weight

240

Therapeutic Categories

Antiallergic agent

Histamine, H₁-receptor antagonist

Chemical Name

2-Pyridinepropanamine, N,N-dimethyl-þ-phenyl-

Foreign Names

• Pheniraminum (Latin)
• Pheniramin (German)
• Phéniramine (French)
• Feniramina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Femiramina (OS: DCIT)
• Phéniramine (OS: DCF)
• Histapyridamine (IS)
• Prophenpyridamine (IS)
• Tripoton (IS)
• Pheniramine Maleate (OS: USAN, BANM)
• Prophenpyridamine maleate (IS)
• Phéniramine (maléate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Pheniramine Maleate (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Pheniraminhydrogenmaleat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Pheniramini maleas (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Avil
  Hoechst, Ethiopia



• Alervil
  Incepta, Bangladesh



• Avil
  Aventis, India; Aventis, Sri Lanka; Aventis, Luxembourg; Jugoremedija, Serbia; Sandoz, Turkey; Sanofi-Aventis, Australia; Sanofi-Aventis, Bangladesh; Sanofi-Aventis, Indonesia



• Dristan Nasal Mist (Pheniramine and Phenylephrine)
  Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, Canada



• Flamergi (Pheniramine and Naphazoline)
  Sanbe, Indonesia



• Histol
  Julphar, Oman



• Isotic Azora (Pheniramine and Naphazoline)
  Fahrenheit, Indonesia



• Naphcon A (Pheniramine and Naphazoline)
  Alcon, Canada; Alcon, New Zealand



• Naphcon (Pheniramine and Naphazoline)
  Alcon, Oman; Alcon, United States



• Opcon-A (Pheniramine and Naphazoline)
  Bausch & Lomb, United States



• Pevil
  ACI, Bangladesh



• Visine Allergy with Antihistamine (Pheniramine and Naphazoline)
  Johnson & Johnson, New Zealand



• Visine Advance Allergy (Pheniramine and Naphazoline)
  Johnson & Johnson, Canada



• Visine-A (Pheniramine and Naphazoline)
  Johnson & Johnson, United States

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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