Theophylline/ephedra/hydroxyzine

Drug used for treatment of asthma "Marax" redirects here. For the demon also known as Marax, see Morax (demon). Pharmaceutical compound

Theophylline/ephedra/hydroxyzine
Combination of
Theophylline	Stimulant
Ephedra (medicine)	Stimulant
Hydroxyzine	Antihistamine
Clinical data
Trade names	Marax
AHFS/Drugs.com	Micromedex Detailed Consumer Information
Routes of administration	By mouth
ATC code	R03DA74 (WHO)
Identifiers
CAS Number	64095-02-9
PubChem SID	135272520

Theophylline/ephedra/hydroxyzine (trade name Marax) is a drug that was used for the treatment of asthma. It was a combination of theophylline, ephedra, and hydroxyzine, and taken by mouth. It is no longer manufactured in the US due to approval of ephedra being withdrawn by the FDA.

References

Hunt TM (2011). Drug Games: The International Olympic Committee and the Politics of Doping, 1960–2008. University of Texas Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-292-73957-4. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
Marax Micromedex Detailed Consumer Information. Accessed 23 April 2021.
Fixley M, Shen DD, Azarnoff DL (June 1977). "Theophylline bioavailability: a comparison of the oral absorption of a theophylline elixir and two combination theophylline tablets to intravenous aminophylline". The American Review of Respiratory Disease. 115 (6): 955–62. doi:10.1164/arrd.1977.115.6.955 (inactive 1 November 2024). PMID 262107.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)

Drugs for obstructive airway diseases: asthma/COPD (R03)

Adrenergics, inhalants

Short-acting β₂ agonists	Bitolterol Carbuterol Fenoterol Isoetarine Pirbuterol Procaterol Reproterol Rimiterol Salbutamol (albuterol)/Levosalbutamol (levalbuterol) Terbutaline Tulobuterol
Long-acting β₂ agonists	Bambuterol Clenbuterol Formoterol/Arformoterol Salmeterol
Ultra-long-acting β₂ agonists	Abediterol Carmoterol Indacaterol Olodaterol Vilanterol
Other	Clorprenaline Ephedrine (+theophylline, +theophylline/phenobarbital, theophylline/hydroxyzine) Epinephrine Etafedrine Hexoprenaline Isoprenaline (isoproterenol) Methylephedrine Orciprenaline (metaproterenol) Racephedrine

Glucocorticoids

Anticholinergics/
muscarinic antagonist

Mast cell stabilizers

Xanthines

Eicosanoid inhibition

Leukotriene antagonists	Montelukast Pranlukast Zafirlukast
Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors	Zileuton
Thromboxane receptor antagonists	Ramatroban Seratrodast
Non-xanthine PDE4 inhibitors	Ibudilast Roflumilast

Others/unknown

Combination products

WHO-EM
Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- Phase III
- Never to phase III

Purine receptor modulators

Receptor
(ligands)

P0 (adenine)

Agonists: 8-Aminoadenine
Adenine

P1
(adenosine)

Agonists: 2-(1-Hexynyl)-N-methyladenosine
2-Cl-IB-MECA
2-Chloroadenosine
2'-MeCCPA
4'-O-β-D-Glucosyl-9-O-(6''-deoxysaccharosyl)olivil
5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine
Adenosine
ADP
AMP
Apadenoson
ATL-146e
ATP
BAY 60–6583
Binodenoson
Capadenoson
CCPA
CGS-21680
CP-532,903
CV-1808
Evodenoson
GR 79236
HENECA
LUF-5835
LUF-5845
N-Cyclopentyladenosine
Namodenoson
NECA
Neladenoson dalanate
Piclidenoson
Regadenoson
SDZ WAG 994
Selodenoson
Sonedenoson
Tecadenoson
Trabodenoson
UK-432,097

Antagonists: 3-Chlorostyrylcaffeine (CSC)
7-Methylxanthine
8-Chlorotheophylline
8-Phenyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine
8-Phenyltheophylline
Acefylline
Aminophylline
ATL-444
AZD-4635
Bamifylline
Cafedrine
Caffeine
Caffeine citrate
Cartazolate
CGH-2466
CGS-15943
Choline theophyllinate
Ciforadenant
CPX
CVT-6883
Dimethazan
DMPX
DPCPX
Dyphylline
Enprofylline
Etazolate
Etrumadenant
Fenethylline
IBMX
Imaradenant
Inupadenant
ISAM-140
ISAM-R316
Isovaleric acid
Istradefylline
KF-26777
Lu AA41063
Lu AA47070
MRE3008F20
MRS-1191
MRS-1220
MRS-1334
MRS-1523
MRS-1706
MRS-1754
MRS-3777
MSX-2
MSX-3
MSX-4
Muvadenant
Paraxanthine
Pentoxifylline
Preladenant
Propentofylline
Proxyphylline
PSB-10
PSB-11
PSB-36
PSB-603
PSB-788
PSB-1115
PSB-1901
Reversine
Rolofylline
SCH-442,416
SCH-58261
Sipagladenant
Taminadenant
Theacrine
Theobromine
Theodrenaline
Theophylline
Tozadenant
Tracazolate
Vipadenant
VUF-5574
ZM-241,385

P2
(nucleotide)

P2X
(ATPTooltip Adenosine triphosphate)

Antagonists: 5-BDBD
A-317491
A-438079
A-740003
A-804598
A-839977
AF-353
AZ-10606120
AZ-11645373
BBG
Calcium
Calmidazolium
Chelerythrine
Copper
Emodin (Rheum officinale)
Evans blue
Gefapixant
GW-791343
HMA
Ip5I
isoPPADS
JNJ-47965567
KN-04
KN-62
Magnesium
MRS-2159
NF-023
NF-110
NF-157
NF-279
NF-449
Opiranserin (VVZ-149)
Oxidized-ATP
Phenol Red
Phenolphthalein
PPADS
PPNDS
PSB-12062
Puerarin (Radix puerariae)
Purotoxin 1
RB-2
Ro 0437626
Ro 51
RO-3
Sodium ferulate (Angelica sinensis, Ligusticum wallichii)
Suramin
TC-P 262
Tetramethylpyrazine (ligustrazine) (Ligusticum wallichii)
TNP-ATP
Zinc

P2Y

Transporter
(blockers)

CNTsTooltip Concentrative nucleoside transporters	6-Hydroxy-7-methoxyflavone Adenosine dMeThPmR Estradiol KGO-2142 KGO-2173 MeThPmR Phloridzin Progesterone
ENTsTooltip Equilibrative nucleoside transporters	Barbiturates Benzodiazepines Cilostazol Dilazep Dipyridamole Estradiol Ethanol Hexobendine NBMPR Pentoxifylline Progesterone Propentofylline
PMATTooltip Plasma membrane monoamine transporter	Decynium-22

Enzyme
(inhibitors)

XOTooltip Xanthine oxidase	Allopurinol Amflutizole Benzbromarone Caffeic acid Cinnamaldehyde Cinnamomum osmophloeum Febuxostat Myo-inositol Kaempferol Myricetin Niraxostat Oxipurinol Phytic acid Pistacia integerrima Propolis Quercetin Tisopurine Topiroxostat
Others	Aminopterin Azathioprine Methotrexate Mycophenolic acid Pemetrexed Pralatrexate Many others

Others

Others: Chrysophanol (rhubarb)

See also: Receptor/signaling modulators

Histamine receptor modulators

H₁

Agonists

Antagonists

Others: Atypical antipsychotics (e.g., aripiprazole, asenapine, brexpiprazole, brilaroxazine, clozapine, iloperidone, olanzapine, paliperidone, quetiapine, risperidone, ziprasidone, zotepine)
Phenylpiperazine antidepressants (e.g., hydroxynefazodone, nefazodone, trazodone, triazoledione)
Tetracyclic antidepressants (e.g., amoxapine, loxapine, maprotiline, mianserin, mirtazapine, oxaprotiline)
Tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline, butriptyline, clomipramine, desipramine, dosulepin (dothiepin), doxepin, imipramine, iprindole, lofepramine, nortriptyline, protriptyline, trimipramine)
Typical antipsychotics (e.g., chlorpromazine, flupenthixol, fluphenazine, loxapine, perphenazine, prochlorperazine, thioridazine, thiothixene)

H₂

Agonists	Amthamine Betazole Dimaprit Histamine HTMT Impromidine L-Histidine UR-AK49
Antagonists	Bisfentidine Burimamide Cimetidine Dalcotidine Donetidine Ebrotidine Etintidine Famotidine Isolamtidine Lafutidine Lamtidine Lavoltidine (loxtidine) Lupitidine Metiamide Mifentidine Niperotidine Nizatidine Osutidine Oxmetidine Pibutidine Quisultazine (quisultidine) Ramixotidine Ranitidine Roxatidine Sufotidine Tiotidine Tuvatidine Venritidine Xaltidine Zolantidine

H₃

Agonists	α-Methylhistamine Cipralisant Histamine Imetit Immepip Immethridine L-Histidine Methimepip Proxyfan
Antagonists	A-349821 A-423579 ABT-239 ABT-652 AZD5213 Bavisant Betahistine Burimamide Ciproxifan Clobenpropit Conessine Enerisant GSK-189254 Impentamine Iodophenpropit Irdabisant JNJ-5207852 NNC 38-1049 PF-03654746 Pitolisant SCH-79687 Thioperamide VUF-5681

H₄

Agonists	4-Methylhistamine α-Methylhistamine Histamine L-Histidine OUP-16 VUF-8430
Antagonists	JNJ-7777120 Mianserin Seliforant Thioperamide Toreforant VUF-6002

See also: Receptor/signaling modulators; Monoamine metabolism modulators; Monoamine reuptake inhibitors

Monoamine releasing agents

DRAsTooltip Dopamine releasing agents

Morpholines: Fenbutrazate Fenmetramide Morazone Morforex Phendimetrazine Phenmetrazine Pseudophenmetrazine
Oxazolines: 4-MAR Aminorex Clominorex Cyclazodone Fenozolone Fluminorex Pemoline Thozalinone
Phenethylamines: 2-OH-PEA 4-CAB 4-FA 4-FMA 4-MA 4-MMA Alfetamine Amfecloral Amfepentorex Amfepramone Amphetamine (Dextroamphetamine Levoamphetamine) Amphetaminil β-Me-PEA BDB BOH Benzphetamine Buphedrone Butylone Cathine Cathinone Clobenzorex Clortermine D-Deprenyl DMA DMMA Dimethylamphetamine Ephedrine Ethcathinone EBDB Ethylone Etilamfetamine Famprofazone Fenethylline Fenproporex Flephedrone Fludorex Furfenorex Hordenine 4-Hydroxyamphetamine Iofetamine (123I) Lisdexamfetamine Lophophine Mefenorex Mephedrone Metamfepramone Methamphetamine Dextromethamphetamine Levomethamphetamine Methcathinone Methedrone MMDA MMDMA MBDB MDA (tenamfetamine) MDEA MDMA (midomafetamine) MDMPEA MDOH MDPEA Methylone Morforex Ortetamine pBA pCA pIA Pholedrine Phenethylamine Pholedrine Phenpromethamine Prenylamine Propylamphetamine Pseudoephedrine Tiflorex Tyramine Xylopropamine Zylofuramine
Piperazines: 2C-B-BZP BZP MBZP MDBZP MeOPP oMPP
Others: 2-ADN 2-AI 2-AT 4-BP 5-APDI 5-IAI Amineptine Clofenciclan Cyclopentamine Cypenamine Cyprodenate Feprosidnine Gilutensin Heptaminol Hexacyclonate Indanorex Isometheptene Methylhexanamine Naphthylaminopropane Octodrine Phthalimidopropiophenone Phenylbiguanide Propylhexedrine

NRAsTooltip Norepinephrine releasing agents

Morpholines: Fenbutrazate Fenmetramide Morazone Morforex Phendimetrazine Phenmetrazine Pseudophenmetrazine
Oxazolines: 4-MAR Aminorex Clominorex Cyclazodone Fenozolone Fluminorex Pemoline Thozalinone
Phenethylamines: 2-OH-PEA 4-CAB 4-FA 4-FMA 4-MA 4-MMA Alfetamine Amfecloral Amfepentorex Amfepramone Amphetamine Dextroamphetamine Levoamphetamine Amphetaminil β-Me-PEA BDB Benzphetamine BOH Buphedrone Butylone Cathine Cathinone Clobenzorex Clortermine Dimethylamphetamine DMA DMMA EBDB Ephedrine Ethcathinone Ethylone Etilamfetamine Famprofazone Fenethylline Fenproporex Flephedrone Fludorex Furfenorex Hordenine 4-Hydroxyamphetamine 5-APDI (IAP) Iofetamine (123I) Lisdexamfetamine Lophophine MBDB MDA (tenamfetamine) MDEA MDMA (midomafetamine) Metamfepramone MDMPEA MDOH MDPEA Mefenorex Mephedrone Mephentermine Methamphetamine Dextromethamphetamine Levomethamphetamine Methcathinone Methedrone Methylone Morforex Naphthylaminopropane Ortetamine pBA pCA Pentorex Phenethylamine Pholedrine Phenpromethamine Phentermine Phenylpropanolamine pIA Prenylamine Propylamphetamine Pseudoephedrine Selegiline (also D-Deprenyl) Tiflorex Tyramine Xylopropamine Zylofuramine
Piperazines: 2C-B-BZP BZP MBZP mCPP MDBZP MeOPP oMPP pFPP
Others: 2-ADN 2-AI 2-AT 2-BP 4-BP 5-IAI Clofenciclan Cyclopentamine Cypenamine Cyprodenate Feprosidnine Gilutensin Heptaminol Hexacyclonate Indanorex Isometheptene Methylhexanamine Octodrine Phthalimidopropiophenone Propylhexedrine Tuaminoheptane

SRAsTooltip Serotonin releasing agents

Aminoindanes: 5-IAI AMMI ETAI MDAI MDMAI MMAI TAI
Aminotetralins: 6-CAT 8-OH-DPAT MDAT MDMAT
Oxazolines: 4-Methylaminorex Aminorex Clominorex Fluminorex
Phenethylamines: 2-Methyl-MDA 4-CAB 4-FA 4-FMA 4-HA 4-MTA 5-APDB 5-Methyl-MDA 6-APDB 6-Methyl-MDA AEMMA Amiflamine BDB BOH Brephedrone Butylone Chlorphentermine Cloforex Amfepramone Metamfepramone DCA Dexfenfluramine DFMDA DMA DMMA EBDB EDMA Ethylone Etolorex Fenfluramine Flephedrone Flucetorex IAP Iofetamine Levofenfluramine Lophophine MBDB MDA (tenamfetamine) MDEA MDHMA MDMA (midomafetamine) MDMPEA MDOH MDPEA Mephedrone Methedrone Methylone MMA MMDA MMDMA MMMA NAP Norfenfluramine 4-TFMA pBA pCA pIA PMA PMEA PMMA TAP
Piperazines: 2C-B-BZP 3-MeOPP BZP DCPP MBZP mCPP MDBZP MeOPP Mepiprazole oMPP pCPP pFPP pTFMPP TFMPP
Tryptamines: 4-Methyl-αET 4-Methyl-αMT 5-CT 5-MeO-αET 5-MeO-αMT 5-MT αET αMT DMT Tryptamine
Others: Indeloxazine Viqualine

Others

DAT modulators: Agonist-like: SoRI-9804
SoRI-20040; Antagonist-like: SoRI-20041

Adrenergic release blockers: Bethanidine
Bretylium
Guanadrel
Guanazodine
Guanethidine
Guanoxan

See also: Receptor/signaling modulators • Monoamine reuptake inhibitors • Adrenergics • Dopaminergics • Serotonergics • Monoamine metabolism modulators • Monoamine neurotoxins

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