Cyproheptadine

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Cyproheptadine

Description of the Drug

Cyproheptadine is a combined serotonin and histamine antagonist used in the treatment of allergic symptoms, for appetite stimulation, and off-label in the treatment of serotonin syndrome.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00434

Brand Name(s)

Not Available

Company Owner(s)

Vitarine Pharmaceuticals Inc, Halsey Drug Co Inc, Ascot Hosp Pharmaceuticals Inc Div Travenol Laboratories Inc, Kv Pharmaceutical Co, Watson Laboratories Inc, Actavis Mid Atlantic Llc, Lyne Laboratories Inc, Boscogen Inc, Merck And Co Inc, Mountain Llc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Histamine H1 receptor SINGLE PROTEIN ANTAGONIST CHEMBL231

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL4021
PharmGKB PA164749366
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0014578
DrugBank DB00434
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 14751189
PubChem 2913
Mcule MCULE-3352282545
LINCS LSM-5419
Nikkaji J5.419D
PDBe C7H
BindingDB 50017721
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID8022872
DrugCentral 765
Brenda 7429
Guide to Pharmacology 277
rxnorm CYPROHEPTADINE CYPROHEPTADINE HYDROCHLORIDE
KEGG Ligand C06935
ChEBI 4046
ZINC ZINC000000968264