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O4630

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Orphenadrine citrate salt

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

β-Dimethylaminoethyl 2-methylbenzhydryl ether citrate salt, o-Methyldiphenhydramine citrate salt

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H23NO · C6H8O7
CAS Number:
4682-36-4
Molecular Weight:
461.50
EC Number:
225-137-5
MDL number:
MFCD00079197
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329818911
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

200

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

forensics and toxicology
pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

OC(=O)CC(CC(O)=O)C(O)=O.CN(C)CCOC(c1ccccc1)c2ccccc2C

InChI

1S/C18H23NO.C6H8O6/c1-15-9-7-8-12-17(15)18(20-14-13-19(2)3)16-10-5-4-6-11-16;7-4(8)1-3(6(11)12)2-5(9)10/h4-12,18H,13-14H2,1-3H3;3H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12)

InChI key

XLSFUJUURNFSCL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Muscarinic receptor antagonist; H1 histamine receptor antagonist; muscle relaxant. Orphenadrine has also been reported to inhibit the noradrenergic transporter and to block the NMDA receptor ion channel.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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JAN Code

O4630-BULK:
O4630-5G:
O4630-10G:
O4630-VAR:

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Lot/Batch Number
048F0510V
048F0510
048F0510

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Jean-François Desaphy et al.
Pain, 142(3), 225-235 (2009-02-17)
Orphenadrine is a drug acting on multiple targets, including muscarinic, histaminic, and NMDA receptors. It is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and in musculoskeletal disorders. It is also used as an analgesic, although its mechanism of action is
Eberhard P Scholz et al.
Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 376(4), 275-284 (2007-10-30)
The anticholinergic antiparkinson drug orphenadrine is an antagonist at central and peripheral muscarinic receptors. Orphenadrine intake has recently been linked to QT prolongation and Torsade-de-Pointes tachycardia. So far, inhibitory effects on I (Kr) or cloned HERG channels have not been
Pål Gjerden et al.
British journal of clinical pharmacology, 67(2), 228-233 (2008-12-20)
Anticholinergic antiparkinson drugs are used to ameliorate extrapyramidal symptoms caused by either Parkinson's disease or antipsychotic drugs, but their use in the treatment of Parkinson's disease is assumed to be in decline. Patients with psychotic conditions have a high prevalence
Pål Gjerden et al.
British journal of clinical pharmacology, 68(2), 238-242 (2009-08-22)
Extrapyramidal side-effects induced by antipsychotic drugs are treated with dose reduction or substitution with another antipsychotic drug or by the addition of anticholinergic antiparkinson agents. The withdrawal of orphenadrine from the Norwegian market provided a possibility to investigate to what
Yan-Chiao Mao et al.
Human & experimental toxicology, 29(11), 961-963 (2010-03-05)
Intoxication by orphenadrine is uncommon. The clinical features consist of both central and peripheral anticholinergic effects. Ingestion of 2 to 3 g orphenadrine in an adult has been associated with fatality. A 46-year-old female was brought to our emergency department
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