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Adrenergic alpha-Agonists

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Definition: Drugs that selectively bind to and activate alpha adrenergic receptors.  GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; DF: ADREN ALPHA AGON or ADREN ALPHA AG   
Examples Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Agonists; Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists 		Other names alpha-Adrenergic Receptor Agonists; Adrenergic alpha-Receptor Agonists; alpha-Receptor Agonists, Adrenergic; alpha-Receptor Agonist, Adrenergic; alpha-Agonists, Adrenergic; alpha-Agonist, Adrenergic; alpha Adrenergic Receptor Agonists; alpha Adrenergic Receptor Agonist; alpha Adrenergic Agonists; alpha Adrenergic Agonist; Receptor Agonists, alpha Adrenergic; Receptor Agonist, alpha-Adrenergic; Agonists, alpha-Adrenergic Receptor; Agonists, alpha-Adrenergic; Agonists, Adrenergic alpha-Receptor; Agonist, alpha-Adrenergic Receptor; Agonist, alpha-Adrenergic; Agonist, Adrenergic alpha-Receptor; Adrenergic alpha Receptor Agonists; Adrenergic alpha Receptor Agonist
Substances having this pharmacologic action: talipexole; rilmenidine; indanidine; anisodamine; norfenefrine; Phenylpropanolamine; Naphazoline; Synephrine; Norepinephrine; Octopamine; Oxymetazoline; Epinephrine; Etilefrine; ST 91; B-HT 933; amidephrine; adrafinil; mivazerol
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
xylometazoline  526-36-3   *Imidazoles Adrenergic alpha-Agonists.
Pharma Action Nasal Decongestants 		Acta Otolaryngol (Stockh) 80:128;1975; Acta Otolaryngol (Stockh) 83(3-4):378;1977; Basic Res Cardiol 1979;74(5):456; Br J Clin Pract 30(2):37;1976; Dokl Bolg Akad Nauk 2(2):3;1976; Med Sci Law 1980;20(1):35; Pol J Pharmacol Pharm 30(5):650;1978; Praxis 67(45):1661;1978

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