Doxylamine

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Doxylamine (doxylamine systemic) is a member of the drug class miscellaneous anxiolytics, sedatives and hypnotics and is used to treat Allergies, Conjunctivitis - Allergic, Hay Fever, Insomnia, Nasal Congestion, Rhinorrhea and Upper Respiratory Tract Infection.

US matches:

• Doxylamine


• Doxylamine Chewable Tablets


• Doxylamine Liquid


• Doxylamine Suspension


• Doxylamine/Pseudoephedrine Liquid


• Doxylamine Succinate

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

R06AA09

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000469-21-6

Chemical Formula

C17-H22-N2-O

Molecular Weight

270

Therapeutic Categories

Antiallergic agent

Histamine, H₁-receptor antagonist

Chemical Name

Ethanamine, N,N-dimethyl-2-[1-phenyl-1-(2-pyridinyl)ethoxy]-

Foreign Names

• Doxylaminum (Latin)
• Doxylamin (German)
• Doxylamine (French)
• Doxilmina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Doxilamina (OS: DCIT)
• Doxylamine (OS: DCF, BAN)
• Doxylamine Succinate (OS: BANM)
• Histadoxylamine (IS)
• Doxylamine Hydrogen Succinate (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Doxylamine Succinate (PH: BP 2010, USP 32)
• Doxylamini hydrogenosuccinas (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• A H (Doxylamine and Chlorobutanol (veterinary use))
  Schering-Plough Animal Health, United States



• A H (veterinary use)
  Schering-Plough Animal Health, United States



• Cariban (Doxylamine and Pyridoxine)
  Inibsa, Spain



• Dexmolex (Doxylamine and Dextromehorphan)
  Molex Ayus, Indonesia



• Diclectin (Doxylamine and Pyridoxine)
  Duchesnay, Canada



• Donormyl
  UPSA, France



• Dormidina
  Laboratorios Dr Esteve, Spain



• Doxinate
  Sigma, India



• Doxylamine Succinate
  Copley Pharmaceutical, United States; LNK, United States; Perrigo, United States



• Dozile
  Key, Australia



• Gittalun
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany



• Hoggar
  Stada, Germany



• Lidene
  Cooper, France



• Mereprine
  Aventis, Luxembourg



• Nighttime Sleep Aid
  Major, United States; Perrigo, United States



• Nocpaz
  Sanitas, Chile



• Restavit
  Woods, Australia



• Restwel
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• SanalepsiN
  Bayer, Switzerland



• SchlafTabs-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany



• Sedaplus
  CNP, Germany



• Sleep Aid
  Perrigo, Israel; Perrigo, United States



• Somnia
  Purzer, Taiwan



• Sulamine
  Saidal, Algeria



• Unisom
  Paladin, Canada; Pfizer, Israel; Pfizer, Philippines; Pfizer, Turkey; Pfizer, United States



• Valocordin-Doxylamin
  Krewel, Germany



• Zarcop
  Mintlab, Chile

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
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)

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