Phentolamine

Phentolamine
Clinical data
Trade namesRegitine, Oraverse
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
Routes of
administration
intravenous, intramuscular, eye drops
ATC code
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Pharmacokinetic data
MetabolismLiver
Elimination half-life19 minutes
Identifiers
  • 3-[(4,5-Dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-ylmethyl)(4-methylphenyl)amino]phenol
CAS Number
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ECHA InfoCard100.000.049 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC17H19N3O
Molar mass281.359 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • Oc3cc(N(c1ccc(cc1)C)CC/2=N/CCN\2)ccc3
  • InChI=1S/C17H19N3O/c1-13-5-7-14(8-6-13)20(12-17-18-9-10-19-17)15-3-2-4-16(21)11-15/h2-8,11,21H,9-10,12H2,1H3,(H,18,19) checkY
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Phentolamine, sold under the brand name Regitine among others, is a reversible[1] nonselective α-adrenergic antagonist.[2]

  1. ^ Jewell JR, Longworth DL, Stoller JK, Casey D (2003). The Cleveland Clinic internal medicine case reviews. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 32. ISBN 0-7817-4266-8.
  2. ^ Phentolamine at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)