Brompheniramine Maleate

**Semantic type:** Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** The maleate salt form of brompheniramine, an alkylamine derivative and a histamine antagonist with anticholinergic and sedative properties. Brompheniramine maleate competes with histamine for the H1 receptor. This diminishes the actions of histamine on effector cells and decreases the histamine-mediated symptoms of allergic reaction such as bronchoconstriction, vasodilation, increased capillary permeability and spasmodic contractions of gastrointestinal smooth muscle.

**Synonyms:** - 2-(p-Bromo-alpha-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)benzyl)pyridine Maleate - 2-Pyridinepropanamine, gamma-(4-Bromophenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-,(Z)-butenedioate(1:1) - 2-Pyridinepropanamine, gamma-(4-bromophenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-, (Z)-butenedioate (1:1) - Allent - BROMPHENIRAMINE MALEATE - Dimetane - Drauxin - Ilvin - Nagemid - Parabromdylamine Maleate