| Term Name: | dipivefrin |
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| Synonyms: | (+-)-4-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl]-o-phenylene divavalate, 1-(3',4'-dipivaloyloxyphenyl)-2-methylamino-1-ethanol, 4-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl]-o-phenylene divavalate, 4-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl]benzene-1,2-diyl bis(2,2-dimethylpropanoate), dipivalyl epinephrine, Dipivefrin, dipivefrina, dipivefrine, dipivefrinum |
| Definition: | The dipivalate ester of (±)-epinephrine (racepinephrine). A pro-drug of epinephrine, the hydrochloride is used topically as eye drops to reduce intra-ocular pressure in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:4646] ( EBI ) |