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Preferred term

Almitrine  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 106648-10-6 (monomesylate)
  • 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4-diamine, 6-(4-(bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl)-1-piperazinyl)-N,N'-di-2-propenyl-
  • 27469-53-0 (Almitrine)
  • 29608-49-9 (dimesylate)
  • 6RY6V6XM8T
  • 9A1222NBG4

Pharmacological Action(s)

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  • French

  • 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4-diamine, 6-(4-(bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl)-1-piperazinyl)-N,N'-di-2-propenyl-
  • 106648-10-6 (monomesylate)
  • 27469-53-0 (Almitrine)
  • 29608-49-9 (dimesylate)
  • 6RY6V6XM8T
  • 9A1222NBG4

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-GC2PSSTW-1

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