Ebastine

Ebastine
Above: molecular structure of ebastine Below: 3D representation of an ebastine molecule
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein bindingGreater than 95%
MetabolismHepatic (CYP3A4-mediated), to carebastine
Elimination half-life15 to 19 hours (carebastine)
Identifiers
  • 4-(4-benzhydryloxy-1-piperidyl)-1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)butan-1-one
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.106.831
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC32H39NO2
Molar mass469.669 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C(c1ccc(cc1)C(C)(C)C)CCCN4CCC(OC(c2ccccc2)c3ccccc3)CC4
  • InChI=1S/C32H39NO2/c1-32(2,3)28-18-16-25(17-19-28)30(34)15-10-22-33-23-20-29(21-24-33)35-31(26-11-6-4-7-12-26)27-13-8-5-9-14-27/h4-9,11-14,16-19,29,31H,10,15,20-24H2,1-3H3 Y
  • Key:MJJALKDDGIKVBE-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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Ebastine is a H1 antihistamine with low potential for causing drowsiness.

It does not penetrate the blood–brain barrier to a significant amount and thus combines an effective block of the H1 receptor in peripheral tissue with a low incidence of central side effects, i.e. seldom causing sedation or drowsiness.

It was patented in 1983 by Almirall S.A and came into medical use in 1990. The substance is often provided in micronised form due to poor water solubility.