Routes ofadministration oral Legal status Withdrawn(EU) PubChem CID 26937 | ATC code R05DB03 (WHO) CAS Number 14860-49-2 Molar mass 255.783 g/mol | |
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Clobutinol meaning
Clobutinol is a cough suppressant distributed by Boehringer-Ingelheim, Novartis's Hexal (Sandoz), Stada and possibly other companies.
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How to pronounce clobutinol
Side effects and withdrawal
Studies in 2004 had indicated that clobutinol has the potential to prolong the QT interval. Clobutinol was in 2007 determined to cause cardiac arrhythmia in some patients.
Boehringer Ingelheim products containing clobutinol were voluntarily withdrawn from sale in Germany, and the rest of the world, on August 31, 2007.
The approval for Germany and the EU was revoked in 2008.
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