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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; BretylateDrugs* : BRETYLOL; BRETYLIUM TOSYLATE IN DEXTROSE 5%; BRETYLIUM TOSYLATE IN DEXTROSE 5% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER; BRETYLIUM TOSYLATE
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
4-azidobretylium tosylate  105959-93-1   *Azides Bretylium Tosylate/*analogs & derivatives. Biochim Biophys Acta 1986;884(1):135

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