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Chemical compound Pharmaceutical compound
Cafaminol
Skeletal formula of cafaminol
Ball-and-stick model of the cafaminol molecule
Clinical data
Trade namesRhinetten, Rhinoptil
Other namesMethylcoffanolamine; 8-caffeine
ATC code
  • None
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
IUPAC name
  • 8--1,3,7-trimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.045.795 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC11H17N5O3
Molar mass267.289 g·mol
3D model (JSmol)
SMILES
  • O=C2N(c1nc(n(c1C(=O)N2C)C)N(CCO)C)C
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C11H17N5O3/c1-13(5-6-17)10-12-8-7(14(10)2)9(18)16(4)11(19)15(8)3/h17H,5-6H2,1-4H3
  • Key:ZGNRRVAPHPANFI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Cafaminol (brand names Rhinetten, Rhinoptil), also known as methylcoffanolamine, is a vasoconstrictor and anticatarrhal of the methylxanthine family related to caffeine which is used as a nasal decongestant in Germany. It was introduced in 1974 and was still in use as of 2000.

References

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Decongestants and other nasal preparations (R01)
Topical
Sympathomimetics, plain
Antiallergic agents,
excluding corticosteroids
Corticosteroids
Other nasal preparations
Combination products
Systemic use:
Sympathomimetics
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