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rilmenidine
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Rilmenidine is a prescription medication for the treatment of hypertension. It is taken orally and marketed under the brand names Albarel, Hyperium, Iterium and Tenaxum.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H16N2O
- Molecular weight
- 180.25 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- N-(dicyclopropylmethyl)-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-2-amine
- SMILES
- C1CC1C(C2CC2)NC3=NCCO3
- InChIKey
- CQXADFVORZEARL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.2
- Polar surface area
- 33.6 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Approved
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- First approval
- 1987
- Admin. routes
- oral
- Indications
- hypertension
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Research
505 papers- Rilmenidine: a clinical overview.American journal of hypertension · 2000
- Rilmenidine: a novel antihypertensive agent.The American journal of medicine · 1989
- Update on rilmenidine: clinical benefits.American journal of hypertension · 2001
- New anti-aging strategies: a narrative review.Acta dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica, et Adriatica · 2023
- Rilmenidine: a novel approach to first-line treatment of hypertension.American journal of hypertension · 1992
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 180.126
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- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₁₆N₂O
- canonical SMILES
- C1CC1C(C2CC2)NC3=NCCO3
- subject has role
- alpha-adrenergic agonist
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Mechanism of action
- Contraindications
- Dosage and route of administration
- Precautions
- Drug interactions
- Side effects
- Overdosage
- Research
- See also
- References
Rilmenidine is a prescription medication for the treatment of hypertension. It is taken orally and marketed under the brand names Albarel, Hyperium, Iterium and Tenaxum.
== Mechanism of action == Rilmenidine, an oxazoline compound with antihypertensive properties, acts on both medullary and peripheral vasomotor structures.
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