Classification
Compound class	Synthetic organic
Approved drug?	Yes (FDA (1996))

IUPAC Name

2-(4-{1-hydroxy-4-[4-(hydroxydiphenylmethyl)piperidin-1-yl]butyl}phenyl)-2-methylpropanoic acid

International Nonproprietary Names
INN number	INN
7469	fexofenadine

Synonyms

Allegra® | fexofenadine HCl

Comments

Fexofenadine is a metabolite of terfenadine. Fexofenadine is an antihistamine (histamine H1 receptor antagonist), non-sedating antiallergic agent. The approved drug is a racemic mixture of two enatiomers (CID 9870655) and (CID 6603853). The structure shown here does not specify stereochemistry and represents the mixture.

Database Links
CAS Registry No.	83799-24-0 (source: Scifinder)
ChEMBL Ligand	CHEMBL914
DrugBank Ligand	DB00950
GtoPdb PubChem SID	178101521
PubChem CID	3348
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