Chemistry:Etafedrine
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Etafedrine (INN, BAN), sold under the brand name Nethaprin among others and also known as N-ethylephedrine, is a sympathomimetic agent used as a bronchodilator to treat asthma.[1][2][3] It was previously commercially available as both the free base and as the hydrochloride salt from Sanofi-Aventis (now Sanofi) but is now no longer marketed.
Pharmacology
Unlike ephedrine and tyramine, etafedrine does not induce the release of epinephrine or norepinephrine and instead acts as a selective β2-adrenergic receptor agonist, thereby mediating its bronchodilator effects.[3][4]
See also
- Cinnamedrine
- Methylephedrine
References
- ↑ The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer US. 2014. p. 503. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=0vXTBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA503. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ↑ Concise Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents: Properties and Synonyms. Springer Netherlands. 2012. p. 114. ISBN 978-94-011-4439-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=tsjrCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA114. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Etafedrine: Uses, Interactions, Mechanism of Action". 31 December 1983. https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11587.
- ↑ "On the mechanism of bronchodilatation by etafedrine". Arzneimittel-Forschung 35 (3): 602–604. 1985. PMID 4039586.
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