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DB01427ApprovedWithdrawnSmall molecule
Amrinone is a positive inotropic agent and phosphodiesterase inhibitor used in the management of treatment of congestive heart failure.
- Mechanism
- Curator reviewed
Amrinone is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor (PDE3), resulting in increased cAMP and cGMP which leads to an increase in the calcium influx like that caused by beta-agonists resulting in increased inotropic effect.
- Primary indication
- Used in the treatment of congestive heart failure.Curator reviewed
- Formula / weight
- C10H9N3O · 187.198 g/mol (avg)
- First approval
- Canada, 1984 · United States, 2000
- Also known as
- Inamrinone
- Code names
- C01CE01 · WIN-40680
Resolves to
Clinical / RWD
Structure
InChIKey
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