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.

DUI

D015765 MeSH Prohlížeč

CUI

M0024158

CAS

1,3,5-Triazine-2,4-diamine, 6-(4-(bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl)-1-piperazinyl)-N,N'-di-2-propenyl-

Předchozí užití

Analeptics (1966-1989); Piperazines (1966-1989)

Historická pozn.

90

Veřejná pozn.

90