Arotinolol
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Trade names | Almarl |
Other names | S-596 |
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Routes of administration | Oral (tablets) |
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Bioavailability | 2 hours |
Elimination half-life | 10 hours |
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Arotinolol (
INN, marketed under the tradename Almarl) is a medication in the class of mixed alpha/beta blockers.[1] It also acts as a β3 receptor agonist.[2] A 1979 publication suggests arotinolol as having first been described in the scientific literature by Sumitomo Chemical as "β-adrenergic blocking, antiarrhythmic compound S-596".[3]
Medical uses
It is used in the treatment of high blood pressure[4] and essential tremor.[5][6] Recommended dosage is 10 to 30 mg per day.[citation needed]
References
- PMID 11478592.
- PMID 1383578.
- ISSN 1347-8397.
- PMID 11675958.
- PMID 12853233.
- ^ "Almarl (アルマール) Arotinolol HCl Tablets. Full Prescribing Information" (PDF). Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
External links
- (in Japanese) Almarl Full Prescribing Information. Revised November 2009 Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.
- (in Japanese) Official Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Website Archived 2020-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
- "Arotinolol Hydrochloride". Drug Monograph. Drug Information Research Institute. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.