Nizatidine

Nizatidine
Clinical data
Trade namesAxid, Tazac
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa694030
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: B3
Routes of
administration
By mouth
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • AU: S4 (Prescription only)
  • CA: ℞-only / OTC
  • UK: POM (Prescription only)
  • US: OTC / Rx-only
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability>70%
Protein binding35%
MetabolismLiver
Elimination half-life1–2 hours
ExcretionKidney
Identifiers
  • (E)-1-N'-[2-[[2-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-1,3-thiazol-4-yl]methylsulfanyl]ethyl]-1-N-methyl-2-nitroethene-1,1-diamine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.155.683
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC12H21N5O2S2
Molar mass331.45 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • [O-][N+](=O)\C=C(/NC)NCCSCc1nc(sc1)CN(C)C
  • InChI=1S/C12H21N5O2S2/c1-13-11(6-17(18)19)14-4-5-20-8-10-9-21-12(15-10)7-16(2)3/h6,9,13-14H,4-5,7-8H2,1-3H3/b11-6+ Y
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Nizatidine is a histamine H2 receptor antagonist that inhibits stomach acid production, and is commonly used in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease.

It was patented in 1980 and approved for medical use in 1988. It was developed by Eli Lilly.