Chemicals and Drugs

Phentolamine

A nonselective alpha-adrenergic antagonist. It is used in the treatment of hypertension and hypertensive emergencies, pheochromocytoma, vasospasm of RAYNAUD DISEASE and frostbite, clonidine withdrawal syndrome, impotence, and peripheral vascular disease.

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Abstract

A nonselective alpha-adrenergic antagonist. It is used in the treatment of hypertension and hypertensive emergencies, pheochromocytoma, vasospasm of RAYNAUD DISEASE and frostbite, clonidine withdrawal syndrome, impotence, and peripheral vascular disease.

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  • Fentolamin
  • Phentolamine Mesilate
  • Phentolamine Mesylate
  • Phentolamine Methanesulfonate
  • Phentolamine Mono-hydrochloride
  • Regitine
  • Regityn
  • Rogitine
  • Z-Max
  • Mesilate, Phentolamine
  • Mesylate, Phentolamine
  • Methanesulfonate, Phentolamine
  • Mono-hydrochloride, Phentolamine
  • Phentolamine Mono hydrochloride

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

PHENTOLAMINE MESYLATE was (NM) 1981-95

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Phentolamine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010646. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010646
  2. Phentolamine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phentolamine
  3. Phentolamine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420360