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Hydrobromide

In chemistry, a hydrobromide is an acid salt resulting, or regarded as resulting, from the reaction of hydrobromic acid with an organic base. The compounds are similar to hydrochlorides.

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In chemistry, a hydrobromide is an acid salt resulting, or regarded as resulting, from the reaction of hydrobromic acid with an organic base (e.g. an amine).12 The compounds are similar to hydrochlorides.

Some drugs are formulated as hydrobromides, e.g. dextromethorphan hydrobromide.3

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  1. Yan, Dawei; Liu, Xiaomin; Gao, Yihan; Li, Xiaonan; Pu, Yichen; Qian, Yiting; Zheng, Saijing; Shen, Yi (2024), Molecular Imaging of Excitability Difference Between Alkaloids/Salts (Nicotine, Nicotinic Benzoate, Caffeine and Arecoline Hydrobromide), doi:10.2139/ssrn.4693937, retrieved 2025-10-30
  2. Liégeois, Jean-François; Hayen, Jean-Luc; Taouba, Hossein (2025-07-08). "Bromide and Hydrobromide Salts: Showing a Significant Difference in the Pharmaceutical Sciences through a Colorful Chemical Demonstration". Journal of Chemical Education. 102 (7): 3078–3084. doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.5c00266. ISSN 0021-9584.
  3. Shader, Richard I. (August 2009). "Antidepressants as Hydrobromide Salts: Are They a Cause for Concern?". Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 29 (4): 317–318. doi:10.1097/JCP.0b013e3181afe0f2. ISSN 0271-0749. PMID 19593167.
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