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Xylazine

An alpha-2 adrenergic agonist, related to clonidine, used in veterinary medicine as a sedative, analgesic and muscle relaxant in horses, cattle, dogs, cats and deer, often together with ketamine for anaesthesia. This family brings together the active ingredient, metabolites and other impurities.

Did you know?It was discovered in Germany in 1962 as a possible blood pressure medicine; human tests showed strong sedation instead, and from the late 1960s it became a veterinary sedative.

XylazineGo to the active ingredient →
XylazineActive ingredientXylazineCat. No. P-X005-001CAS 7361-61-7

EDQM standards 1

The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.

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