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Chlorpheniramine maleate

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

(±)-Chlorpheniramine maleate salt

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H19ClN2 · C4H4O4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
390.86
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

chlorpheniramine

manufacturer/tradename

USP

mp

130-135 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

CN(C)CCC(C1=CC=C(Cl)C=C1)C2=NC=CC=C2.O=C(/C=C\C(O)=O)O

InChI

1S/C16H19ClN2.C4H4O4/c1-19(2)12-10-15(16-5-3-4-11-18-16)13-6-8-14(17)9-7-13;5-3(6)1-2-4(7)8/h3-9,11,15H,10,12H2,1-2H3;1-2H,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)/b;2-1-

InChI key

DBAKFASWICGISY-BTJKTKAUSA-N

Gene Information

human ... HRH1(3269)

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Chlorpheniramine maleate USP Reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia. Also, for use with USP monographs such as:
  • Chlorpheniramine Maleate Tablets
  • Chlorpheniramine Maleate Oral Solution
  • Chlorpheniramine Maleate Extended-Release Capsules
  • Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Oral Solution
  • Acetaminophen, Chlorpheniramine Maleate, and Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide Tablets
  • Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Extended-Release Capsules
  • Penicillin G Procaine, Dihydrostreptomycin Sulfate, Chlorpheniramine Maleate, and Dexamethasone Injectable Suspension

Biochem/physiol Actions

H1 Histamine receptor antagonist.

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

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Warning

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Cheryl C Y Loh et al.
PloS one, 9(10), e110800-e110800 (2014-10-25)
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Hao Lou et al.
Drug development and industrial pharmacy, 40(7), 910-918 (2013-04-30)
To mask the bitterness of Chlorpheniramine Maleate via encapsulating drug into Eudragit EPO microparticles, and then incorporate these microparticles into orally disintegrating films (ODF) and orally disintegrating tablets (ODT) for pediatric uses. Spray drying of water-in-oil emulsion was utilized to
Shigeru Hishinuma et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 91(2), 231-241 (2014-07-30)
Differential binding sites for first- and second-generation antihistamines were indicated on the basis of the crystal structure of human histamine H1 receptors. In this study, we evaluated differences between the thermodynamic driving forces of first- and second-generation antihistamines for human

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