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salmeterol
Sign in to saveSalmeterol is a long-acting β2 adrenergic receptor agonist (LABA) used in the treatment and prevention of asthma symptoms and control of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms. Symptoms of bronchospasm include shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing and chest tightness. It is also used to prevent breathing difficulties during exercise (exercise-induced bronchoconstriction).
Key facts
- Drug.Verifiedfields
- changed
- Drug.Watchedfields
- changed
- Drug.verifiedrevid
- 464386379
- Drug.image
- Salmeterol.svg
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.width
- 220
- Drug.chirality
- Racemic mixture
- Drug.tradename
- Serevent, Aeromax, Qitai, Seretide, others
- Drug.licence_EU
- yes
- Drug.DailyMedID
- Salmeterol
- Drug.pregnancy_AU
- B3
- Drug.routes_of_administration
- Respiratory inhalation (Metered-dose inhaler (MDI), Dry-powder inhaler (DPI))
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- R03
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- AC12
- Drug.legal_AU
- S4
- Drug.legal_CA
- Rx-only
- Drug.legal_UK
- POM
- Drug.legal_US
- Rx-only
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C25H37NO4
- Molecular weight
- 415.6 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[1-hydroxy-2-[6-(4-phenylbutoxy)hexylamino]ethyl]phenol
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)CCCCOCCCCCCNCC(C2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)CO)O
- InChIKey
- GIIZNNXWQWCKIB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.9
- Polar surface area
- 82 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 4
- H-bond acceptors
- 5
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 415.272
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- chemical formula
- C₂₅H₃₇NO₄
- World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
- salmeterol
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)CCCCOCCCCCCNCC(C2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)CO)O
- Commons category
- Salmeterol
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10 sectionsContents
- Mechanism of action
- Medical uses
- Pregnancy and lactation
- Side effects
- Structure-activity relationship
- History
- Society and culture
- Names
- References
- External links
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