Concept information
Preferred term
Almitrine
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Almitrine Dimesylate
- Almitrine Monomesylate
- Monomesylate, Almitrine
- Vectarion
Scope note
- 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.
History note
- 90
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015765
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