Dexchlorpheniramine maleate is an antihistamine with anticholinergic (drying) and sedative side effects. Antihistamines appear to compete with histamine for cell receptor sites on effector cells.

Dexchlorpheniramine Maleate
| Description | |
|---|---|
| (Z)-but-2-enedioic acid; (3S)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-3-pyridin-2-ylpropan-1-amine | |
| 2438-32-6 | |
| C20H23CIN2O4 | |
| (+)-CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE SALT;DEXCHLOROPHENIRAMINE MALEATE;DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE;D-CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE;GAMMA-[4-CHLOROPHENYL]-N,N-DIMETHYL-2-PYRIDINEPROPANAMINE MALEATE SALT;(+)-2-(p-chloro-alpha-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)benzyl)pyridinemaleate;(s)-(+)-chlorpheniraminemaleate;dextrochlorpheniraminemaleate | |
| bone resorption inhibitor, Antihistaminic. | |