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Tiletamine is a dissociative anesthetic and pharmacologically classified as an NMDA receptor antagonist. It is an arylcyclohexylamine chemically related to ketamine. Tiletamine hydrochloride exists as odorless white crystals.

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Drug.Verifiedfields
changed
Drug.verifiedrevid
470610310
Drug.IUPAC_name
2-Ethylamino-2-(2-thienyl)cyclohexanone
Drug.image
Tiletamine structure.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.width
175px
Drug.image2
Tiletamine-ball-and-stick-model.png
Drug.image_class2
bg-transparent
Drug.width2
200px
Drug.alt2
(S)-tiletamine
Drug.legal_AU
S4
Drug.legal_US
Schedule III (when combined with Zolazepam)
Drug.routes_of_administration
IV, IM, SC, Other
Drug.metabolism
Liver
Drug.excretion
Kidneys
Drug.index2_label
HCl
Drug.CAS_number
14176-49-9
Drug.CAS_number2
14176-50-2

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Mass
223.103
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chemical formula
C₁₂H₁₇NOS
canonical SMILES
CCNC1(CCCCC1=O)C2=CC=CS2
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Tiletamine
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Tiletamine is a dissociative anesthetic and pharmacologically classified as an NMDA receptor antagonist. It is an arylcyclohexylamine chemically related to ketamine. Tiletamine hydrochloride exists as odorless white crystals.

It is used in veterinary medicine in the combination product Telazol (tiletamine/zolazepam, 50 mg/ml of each in 5 ml vial) as an injectable anesthetic for use in cats and dogs. It is sometimes used in combination with xylazine (Rompun) to chemically immobilize large mammals such as polar bears and wood bison. Telazol is the only commercially available tiletamine product in the United States. It is contraindicated in patients of an ASA score of III or greater and in animals with CNS signs, hyperthyroidism, cardiac disease, pancreatic or renal disease, pregnancy, glaucoma, or penetrating eye injuries.

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