Octatropine methylbromide (INN) or anisotropine methylbromide (USAN), trade names Valpin, Endovalpin, Lytispasm and others,[1] is a muscarinic antagonist and antispasmodic. It was introduced to the U.S. market in 1963 as an adjunct in the treatment of peptic ulcer,[2] and promoted as being more specific to the gastrointestinal tract than other anticholinergics, although its selectivity was questioned in later studies.[3][4]
Octatropine has been superseded by more effective agents in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease, and is no longer used. It is still sold in some countries in combination with other drugs, such as phenobarbital and metamizole.
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3-Quinuclidinyl benzilate4-DAMPAclidinium bromide (+formoterol)AbediterolAF-DX 250AF-DX 384Ambutonium bromideAnisodamineAnisodineAntihistamines (first-generation) (e.g., brompheniramine, buclizine, captodiame, chlorphenamine (chlorpheniramine), cinnarizine, clemastine, cyproheptadine, dimenhydrinate, dimetindene, diphenhydramine, doxylamine, meclizine, mequitazine, perlapine, phenindamine, pheniramine, phenyltoloxamine, promethazine, propiomazine, triprolidine)AQ-RA 741AtropineAtropine methonitrateAtypical antipsychotics (e.g., clozapine, fluperlapine, olanzapine (+fluoxetine), rilapine, quetiapine, tenilapine, zotepine)BenactyzineBenzatropine (benztropine)BenziloneBenzilylcholine mustardBenzydamineBevoniumBIBN 99BiperidenBornaprineCamylofinCAR-226,086CAR-301,060CAR-302,196CAR-302,282CAR-302,368CAR-302,537CAR-302,668CaramiphenCimetropium bromideClidinium bromideCloperastineCS-27349CyclobenzaprineCyclopentolateDarifenacinDAU-5884DesfesoterodineDexetimideDIBDDicycloverine (dicyclomine)DihexyverineDifemerineDiphemanil metilsulfateDitranDrofenineEA-3167EA-3443EA-3580EA-3834Emepronium bromideEtanautineEtybenzatropine (ethybenztropine)FenpiveriniumFentonium bromideFesoterodineFlavoxateGlycopyrronium bromide (+beclometasone/formoterol, +indacaterol, +neostigmine)HexahydrodifenidolHexahydrosiladifenidolHexbutinolHexocycliumHimbacineHL-031,120HomatropineImidafenacinIpratropium bromide (+salbutamol)IsopropamideJ-104,129HyoscyamineMamba toxin 3Mamba toxin 7MazaticolMebeverineMeladrazineMepenzolateMethanthelineMethoctramineMethylatropineMethylhomatropineMethylscopolamineMetixeneMuscarinic toxin 7N-Ethyl-3-piperidyl benzilateN-Methyl-3-piperidyl benzilateNefopamOrphenadrineOtenzepad (AF-DX 116)Otilonium bromideOxapium iodideOxitropium bromideOxybutyninOxyphencyclimineOxyphenonium bromidePBIDPD-102,807PD-0298029PenthienatePethidinepFHHSiDPhenglutarimidePhenyltoloxaminePipenzolate bromidePiperidolatePirenzepinePiroheptinePizotifenPoldinePridinolPrifinium bromideProcyclidineProfenamine (ethopropazine)Propantheline bromidePropiverineQuinidine3-Quinuclidinyl thiochromane-4-carboxylateRevefenacinRociverineRU-47,213SCH-57,790SCH-72,788SCH-217,443Scopolamine (hyoscine)Scopolamine butylbromide (hyoscine butylbromide)SilahexacycliumSofpironium bromideSolifenacinSSRIsTooltip Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (e.g., femoxetine, paroxetine)TelenzepineTerodilineTetracyclic antidepressants (e.g., amoxapine, maprotiline, mianserin, mirtazapine)Tiemonium iodideTimepidium bromideTiotropium bromideTiquizium bromideTofenacinTolterodineTricyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline (+perphenazine), amitriptylinoxide, butriptyline, cidoxepin, clomipramine, desipramine, desmethyldesipramine, dibenzepin, dosulepin (dothiepin), doxepin, imipramine, lofepramine, nitroxazepine, northiaden (desmethyldosulepin), nortriptyline, protriptyline, quinupramine, trimipramine)TridihexethylTrihexyphenidylTrimebutineTripitamine (tripitramine)TropacineTropatepineTropicamideTropine benzilateTrospium chlorideTypical antipsychotics (e.g., chlorpromazine, chlorprothixene, cyamemazine (cyamepromazine), loxapine, mesoridazine, thioridazine)Umeclidinium bromide (+vilanterol)WIN-2299XanomelineZamifenacin
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