betahistine

Indications

• treatment of Meniere's disease

Pharmacokinetics

• 1/2life 3-4 hours
• excretion in the urine within 24 hours

Adverse effects

• headache
• nausea, dyspepsia
• insomnia

Mechanism of action

• strong histamine H3 receptor antagonist
• weak histamine H1 receptor agonist
• dilates blood vessels within the inner ear

More general terms

• receptor antagonist

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=2366
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=68643
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=203875