levamlodipine
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Levamlodipine (INN), also known as levoamlodipine or '''S-amlodipine is a pharmacologically active enantiomer of amlodipine. Amlodipine belongs to the dihydropyridine group of calcium channel blocker used as an antihypertensive and antianginal agent. It was approved by the U.S. FDA in December 2019 and is currently marketed under the brand name Conjupri'''.
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- Mass
- 408.145
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- chemical formula
- C₂₀H₂₅ClN₂O₅
- World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
- levamlodipine
- canonical SMILES
- CCOC(=O)C1=C(NC(=C(C1C2=CC=CC=C2Cl)C(=O)OC)C)COCCN
- isomeric SMILES
- CCOC(=O)C1=C(NC(=C([C@@H]1C2=CC=CC=C2Cl)C(=O)OC)C)COCCN
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- Levamlodipine
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Levamlodipine (INN), also known as levoamlodipine or '''S-amlodipine is a pharmacologically active enantiomer of amlodipine. Amlodipine belongs to the dihydropyridine group of calcium channel blocker used as an antihypertensive and antianginal agent. It was approved by the U.S. FDA in December 2019 and is currently marketed under the brand name Conjupri'.
== Mechanism of action ==