Other terms
Hexonium,Hexamethonium Dihydroxide,Dihydroxide, Hexamethonium,Hexamethonium Diiodide,Diiodide, Hexamethonium,Hexamethonium Dimethylsulfate,Dimethylsulfate, Hexamethonium,Hexamethonium Diperchlorate,Diperchlorate, Hexamethonium,Hexamethonium Iodide,Iodide, Hexamethonium,Hexamethonium Dibromide Dihydrate,Dibromide Dihydrate, Hexamethonium,Dihydrate, Hexamethonium Dibromide,Depressin,Hexamethonium Bitartrate,Bitartrate, Hexamethonium,Hexamethonium Bromide,Bromide, Hexamethonium,Hexamethonium Chloride,Chloride, Hexamethonium,Hexamethonium Dibromide,Dibromide, Hexamethonium,Hexamethonium Dichloride Dihydrate,Dichloride Dihydrate, Hexamethonium,Dihydrate, Hexamethonium Dichloride,Hexamethonium Monotartrate,Monotartrate, Hexamethonium
Description
Hexamethonium: A nicotinic cholinergic antagonist often referred to as the prototypical ganglionic blocker. It is poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and does not cross the blood-brain barrier. It has been used for a variety of therapeutic purposes including hypertension but, like the other ganglionic blockers, it has been replaced by more specific drugs for most purposes, although it is widely used a research tool.
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