oxolamine oxolamine oxolamine is a cough suppressant that is available as a generic drug in many jurisdictions. oxolamineclinical dataahfs/drugs.cominternational drug namesatc coder05db07 (who) identifiers iupac name n,n-diethyl-2-(3-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)ethanamine cas number959-14-8 ypubchem cid13738drugbankdb13216 ychemspider13143 yunii90bea145gykeggd07387 ychemblchembl1620875 ncomptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid5023403 echa infocard100.012.267 chemical and physical dataformulac14h19n3omolar mass245.326 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles n1c(onc1c2ccccc2)ccn(cc)cc inchi inchi=1s/c14h19n3o/c1-3-17(4-2)11-10-13-15-14(16-18-13)12-8-6-5-7-9-12/h5-9h,3-4,10-11h2,1-2h3 ykey:idchqqsvjaauqq-uhfffaoysa-n y ny (what is this?) (verify) oxolamine also has anti-inflammatory activity, which causes a reduction in irritation of the nerve receptors of the respiratory tract. it is mainly used for the treatment of pharyngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis, bronchiectasis and pertussis. oxolamine is not approved in the usa, it may be marketed elsewhere internationally as a cough suppressant. it is listed as a prescription drug in new zealand legislation. oxolamine is also approved in taiwan for the treatment of respiratory tract inflammation.