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Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Piperidines > Ketotifen
Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Thiophenes > Ketotifen
Inorganic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Thiophenes > Ketotifen
Organic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Thiophenes > Ketotifen

Preferred term

Ketotifen  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • 4,9-Dihydro-4-(1-methyl-4-piperidylidene)-10H-benzo(4,5)-cyclohepta(1,2-b)thiophen-10-one
  • Ketotifene
  • Ketotiphen
  • Ketotiphene

Scope note

  • A cycloheptathiophene blocker of histamine H1 receptors and release of inflammatory mediators. It has been proposed for the treatment of asthma, rhinitis, skin allergies, and anaphylaxis.

History note

  • 82

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007665

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