Adrenergic drugs

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An adrenergic is a drug, or other substance, which has effects similar to, or the same as, epinephrine (adrenaline).

Alternatively, it may refer to something which is susceptible to epinephrine, or similar substances, such as a biological receptor (specifically, the adrenergic receptors).

Adrenergic blocking drugs, the so called Beta blockers, block the action of epinephrine in the body.

Contents 1 List of adrenergic agonist drugs 1.1 Direct acting 1.2 Indirect acting 1.3 Mixed action 2 See also 3 External links

[edit] List of adrenergic agonist drugs

[edit] Direct acting

• Albuterol (β2)
• Clonidine (α2)
• Dobutamine (β1)
• Epinephrine (α1, β2 and others)
• Formoterol
• Isoproterenol
• Metaproterenol
• Methoxamine
• Norepinephrine
• Piruterol
• Saimeterol
• Tamsulosine
• Terbutaline

[edit] Indirect acting

• Amphetamine
• Tyramine

[edit] Mixed action

• Ephedrine

[edit] See also

• Adrenergic receptor
• Beta2-adrenergic receptor agonist
• Catecholamines
• Dextroamphetamine
• Serotonin
• Sympathetic nervous system

[edit] External links

• Virtual Chembook article on adrenergic drugs

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