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Bretylium Tosylate
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Definition
: An agent that blocks the release of adrenergic transmitters and may have other actions. It was formerly used as an antihypertensive agent, but is now proposed as an anti-arrhythmic.
Pharmacological Action
Adrenergic Antagonists
;
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
;
Antihypertensive Agents
Other names
Ornid; GlaxoSmithKline Brand of Bretylium Tosilate; Du Pont Brand of Bretylium Tosilate; Bretylol; Bretylium Tosilate; Bretylate
Drugs
*
:
BRETYLOL
;
BRETYLIUM TOSYLATE IN DEXTROSE 5%
;
BRETYLIUM TOSYLATE IN DEXTROSE 5% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER
;
BRETYLIUM TOSYLATE
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
*
4-
azidobretylium tosylate
105959-93-1
*Azides
Bretylium Tosylate/*analogs & derivatives.
Biochim Biophys Acta 1986;884(1):135