Etafedrine Explained

Etafedrine, 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.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Elks J . The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies . Springer US . 2014 . 978-1-4757-2085-3 . 30 August 2024 . 503.
  2. Book: Morton IK, Hall JM . Concise Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents: Properties and Synonyms . Springer Netherlands . 2012 . 978-94-011-4439-1 . 30 August 2024 . 114.
  3. Web site: Etafedrine: Uses, Interactions, Mechanism of Action . DrugBank Online . 31 December 1983 . 30 August 2024.
  4. Lindmar R, Löffelholz K, Stieh-Koch U . On the mechanism of bronchodilatation by etafedrine . Arzneimittel-Forschung . 35 . 3 . 602–604 . 1985 . 4039586 .

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