ISSN:
1420-908X
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Rocastine [AHR-11325, 2-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-2,3-dihydro-4-methylpyrido-[3,2-f]-1,4-oxazepine-5(4H)-thione (E)-2-butenedioate)] is a rapid-acting, potent, nonsedating antihistamine. In guinea pigs challenged with a lethal dose of histamine, rocastine is as effective [based on 1 hr. oral, protective dose (PD50s)] as brompheniramine, chlorpheniramine, pyrilamine, and promethazine and superior to astemizole, diphenhydramine, terfenadine, and oxaomide. Rocastine has a faster onset of action than does terfenadine; rocastine being as effective with a 15 min pretreatment time (PD50=0.13 mg/kg) as it is with a 1 hr pretreatment time (PD50=0.12 mg/kg), while the 15 min PD50 of terfenadine (PD50=44.0 mg/kg) is 22 times greater than the 1 hr PD50 (PD50=1.93 mg/kg). Against aerosolized histamine, rocastine was 7.12×, 2.63×, and equipotent to pyrilamine in preventing histamine-induced prostration at pretreatment times of 1, 3, and 6 hr, respectively. Rocastine protected guinea pigs from collapse induced by aerosolized antigen; rocastine was ∼36 × more potent (based on 1 hr PD50) than diphenhydramine and as potent as oxatomide and terfenadine. Rocastine did not alter the EEG of cats at doses in vast excess (150×) of its antihistaminic dose nor did it potentiate yohimbine toxicity in mice. Further, rocastine possesses no anticholinergic, antiadrenergic, or antiserotonergic propertiesin vitro. Rocastine is a selective, nonsedating, H1-antagonist with a rapid onset of action.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02022980
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