Drug Summary

  Drug name:  ketotifen
  Chemical name:  Ketotifen fumarate
  Formula:  C₁₉H₁₉NOS
  Weight:   309.425
  CAS no:  34580-14-8
  DrugBank link:  DB00920
  Description:  A cycloheptathiophene blocker of histamine H1 receptors and release of inflammatory mediators. It has been proposed for the treatment of asthma, rhinitis, skin allergies, and anaphylaxis. [PubChem]
  Indication:  Indicated as an add-on or prophylactic oral medication in the chronic treatment of mild atopic asthmatic children. Also used as self-medication for the temporary relief of itching of the eye due to allergic conjunctivitis (ophthalmic).