Almitrine
A respiratory stimulant that enhances respiration by acting as an agonist of peripheral chemoreceptors located on the carotid bodies. The drug increases arterial oxygen tension while decreasing arterial carbon dioxide tension in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It may also prove useful in the treatment of nocturnal oxygen desaturation without impairing the quality of sleep.
Year introduced: 1990
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Tree Number(s): D03.383.606.130, D03.383.931.095
MeSH Unique ID: D015765
Registry Number: 9A1222NBG4
Entry Terms:
- Vectarion
- Almitrine Monomesylate
- Monomesylate, Almitrine
- Almitrine Dimesylate
- Almitrine Bis(methanesulfonate)
- Almitrine Bismesylate
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