Guanethidine sulfateProduct ingredient for Guanethidine
- Name
- Guanethidine sulfate
- Drug Entry
- Guanethidine
An antihypertensive agent that acts by inhibiting selectively transmission in post-ganglionic adrenergic nerves. It is believed to act mainly by preventing the release of norepinephrine at nerve endings and causes depletion of norepinephrine in peripheral sympathetic nerve terminals as well as in tissues. [PubChem]
- Accession Number
- DBSALT001861
- Synonyms
- (2-(Hexahydro-1(2H)-azocinyl)ethyl)guanidine sulfate (2:1) / Azocine, 1-(2-guanidinoethyl)octahydro-, sulfate (2:1) / beta-1-Azacyclooctylethylguanidine sulfate / Guanethidine bisulfate / Guanethidine sulphate / Guanidine, (2-(hexahydro-1(2H)-azocinyl)ethyl)-, sulfate (2:1) / Guanidine, (2-(octahydro-1-azocinyl)ethyl)-, hemisulfate
- External IDs
- SU-5864