8-Bromotheophylline

8-Bromotheophylline
Clinical data
Other names	Bromotheophylline
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 8-Bromo-1,3-dimethyl-7H-purine-2,6-dione;
CAS Number	10381-75-6;
PubChem CID	11808;
DrugBank	DB14018;
ChemSpider	11315;
UNII	FZG87K1MQ6;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL316160;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID7044768;
ECHA InfoCard	100.030.757
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C7H7BrN4O2
Molar mass	259.063 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CN1C2=C(C(=O)N(C1=O)C)NC(=N2)Br;
	InChI InChI=1S/C7H7BrN4O2/c1-11-4-3(9-6(8)10-4)5(13)12(2)7(11)14/h1-2H3,(H,9,10); Key:SKTFQHRVFFOHTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

8-Bromotheophylline is a xanthine diuretic drug. It is the main active ingredient in pamabrom where it is sold as an over-the-counter medication in combination with paracetamol, among other analgesics, to treat dysmenorrhea.^[1]^[2] It is also an adenosine receptor A₁ antagonist.^[3]

References

^ Ortiz MI, Murguía-Cánovas G, Vargas-López LC, Silva R, González-de la Parra M (October 2016). "Naproxen, paracetamol and pamabrom versus paracetamol, pyrilamine and pamabrom in primary dysmenorrhea: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial". Medwave. 16 (9): e6587. doi:10.5867/medwave.2016.09.6587. PMID 27813503.
^ Ortiz MI (September 2010). "Primary dysmenorrhea among Mexican university students: prevalence, impact and treatment". European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology. 152 (1): 73–77. doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.04.015. PMID 20478651.
^ Jacobson KA, Shi D, Gallo-Rodriguez C, Manning M, Müller C, Daly JW, et al. (September 1993). "Effect of trifluoromethyl and other substituents on activity of xanthines at adenosine receptors". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 36 (18): 2639–2644. doi:10.1021/jm00070a007. PMID 8410976.

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