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Phentolamine

A non-selective alpha-adrenergic blocker in use since the 1950s, employed mainly to control the hypertensive crises of phaeochromocytoma and the severe vasoconstriction caused when noradrenaline leaks out of a vein. This family brings together the active ingredient, pharmacopoeial impurities, labelled standards, nitrosamines and other impurities.

Did you know?It has found unexpected uses: at the dentist it shortens the numbness of lips and tongue after local anaesthesia, and eye drops approved in the United States in 2023 bring dilated pupils back to normal.

Phentolamine HydrochlorideGo to the active ingredient →

EDQM standards 2

The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.

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