Cafedrine

Cafedrine (INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name, BANTooltip British Approved Name), sold under the brand name Akrinor among others, is a chemical linkage of norephedrine and theophylline and is a cardiac stimulant and antihypotensive agent used to increase blood pressure in people with hypotension.^[1][2][3][4] It has been marketed in Europe, South Africa, and Indonesia.^[4][5]

Trade namesAkrinor, Bifort, Praxinor

Other namesCaphedrine; Cafedrin; Caphedrin; Kafedrin; Norephedrino-ethyltheophylline; 7-(2-(β-Hydroxy-α-methylphen-ethylamino)ethyl)theophylline

ATC code

• C01CA21 (WHO)

CAS Number

• 58166-83-9 ^Y

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Cafedrine

Clinical data
Trade names	Akrinor, Bifort, Praxinor
Other names	Caphedrine; Cafedrin; Caphedrin; Kafedrin; Norephedrino-ethyltheophylline; 7-(2-(β-Hydroxy-α-methylphen-ethylamino)ethyl)theophylline
ATC code	C01CA21 (WHO)
Identifiers
IUPAC name (RS)-7-[2-[(1-hydroxy-1-phenylpropan-2-yl)amino]ethyl]-1,3-dimethylpurine-2,6-dione
CAS Number	58166-83-9 Y
PubChem CID	5489638
ChemSpider	4590188 Y
UNII	0UYY5V4U2Q
ChEMBL	ChEMBL2104207 N
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C18H23N5O3
Molar mass	357.414 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES C(CN[C@H]([C@H](O)C1=CC=CC=C1)C)N2C3=C(N(C)C(=O)N(C)C3=O)N=C2
InChI InChI=1S/C18H23N5O3/c1-12(15(24)13-7-5-4-6-8-13)19-9-10-23-11-20-16-14(23)17(25)22(3)18(26)21(16)2/h4-8,11-12,15,19,24H,9-10H2,1-3H3/t12-,15-/m0/s1 Y Key:UJSKUDDDPKGBJY-WFASDCNBSA-N Y
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There has been concern about cafedrine as a potential performance-enhancing drug and doping agent in sports.^[6]