Clidinium bromide

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Clidinium bromide
Clidinium bromide.svg
Names
  • 3-[(2-hydroxy-2,2-diphenylacetyl)oxy]-1-methyl-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-ium bromide
Clinical data
Pregnancy
category
  • US: D (Evidence of risk)
Routes of
use
By mouth
External links
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa601036
Legal
Legal status
Pharmacokinetics
BioavailabilityLow
ExcretionKidney and biliary
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC22H26NO3+
Molar mass352.454 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C(OC2C1CC[N+](CC1)(C)C2)C(O)(c3ccccc3)c4ccccc4
  • InChI=1S/C22H26NO3/c1-23-14-12-17(13-15-23)20(16-23)26-21(24)22(25,18-8-4-2-5-9-18)19-10-6-3-7-11-19/h2-11,17,20,25H,12-16H2,1H3/q+1 checkY
  • Key:HOOSGZJRQIVJSZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY

Clidinium bromide is an anticholinergic (specifically a muscarinic antagonist) medication.[1] It may help symptoms of cramping and abdominal pain by slowing the intestines.

In the United States it is only commercially available in combination with chlordiazepoxide (a benzodiazepine) as chlordiazepoxide/clidinium.[2]

Mechanism of action

Clidinium inhibits muscarinic acetylcholine receptors on smooth muscles, secretory glands, and in the central nervous system to relax smooth muscle and decrease biliary tract secretions.[3]

References

  1. "Clidinium bromide". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  2. "Clidinium Monograph for Professionals". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. 2014 Nurses Drug Handbook (13th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. 2014. pp. 245-6. ISBN 978-1-284-03115-7.

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