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mepyramine Pharm.|mɛˈpɪrəmiːn| [f. methyl + pyridine + amine.] A crystalline substituted amine, C17H23N3O, or its maleate, which is an antihistamine drug used in treating allergic conditions.
1949Lancet 9 July 47/2 The histamine antagonist, N(2-dimethylaminoethyl)N(p-methoxybenzyl)2-aminopyridine maleate..later known on the continent as ‘Neoantergan’ and in this country as ‘Anthisan’ or mepyramine maleate..was soon recognised as the most powerful and specific of the histamine antagonists. 1964W. G. Smith Allergy & Tissue Metabolism v. 61 One of these was histamine whose actions could be blocked by mepyramine. 1972Nature 21 Apr. 369/1 Certain responses..are not antagonized by the classical antihistaminic drugs, such as mepyramine. |