Trimetaphan camsilate

Definition: Trimetaphan camsilate (INN) or trimethaphan camsylate (USAN), sold under the trade name Arfonad, is a sympatholytic drug that is infrequently used to lower blood pressure. Trimetaphan is a ganglionic blocker: it counteracts cholinergic transmission at the a specific type of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the autonomic ganglia and, therefore, blocks both the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. It functions as a non-depolarizing competitive antagonist at the ni... source: Wikipedia

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20217007

ID date

3 Aug 2005

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4812511000001100

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Trimetaphan camsilate