Acebutolol

Acebutolol
Clinical data
Trade namesSectral, Prent, others
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa687003
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: C
Routes of
administration
By mouth, IV
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • UK: POM (Prescription only)
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability40% (range 35 to 50%)
MetabolismHepatic
Elimination half-life3-4 hours (parent drug)
8-13 hours (active metabolite)
ExcretionRenal: 30%
Biliary: 60%
Identifiers
  • (RS)-N-{3-acetyl-4-[2-hydroxy-3-(propan-2-ylamino)propoxy]phenyl}butanamide
CAS Number
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.048.654 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC18H28N2O4
Molar mass336.432 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Melting point121 °C (250 °F)
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Acebutolol,[1] sold under the brand names Sectral among others, is a beta blocker for the treatment of hypertension and arrhythmias. Acebutolol is a cardioselective beta-1 blocker and has intrinsic sympathetic activity. It is commonly used in the treatment of angina.

It was patented in 1967 and approved for medical use in 1973.[2]

  1. ^ Elks J, Ganellin CR (1990). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 2–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
  2. ^ Fischer J, Ganellin CR (2006). Analogue-based Drug Discovery. John Wiley & Sons. p. 461. ISBN 9783527607495.