bretylium tosylate

Term ID

CHEBI:3173

Synonyms

• (2-bromobenzyl)ethyldimethylammonium toluene-4-sulfonate
• (2-bromobenzyl)ethyldimethylammonium tosylate
• (o-bromobenzyl)ethyldimethylammonium p-toluenesulfonate
• 2-bromo-N-ethyl-N,N-dimethylbenzenemethanaminium 4-methylbenzenesulfonate
• bretylii tosilas
• dimethylethyl-o-bromobenzylammonium-p-toluenesulphonate
• N-(2-bromobenzyl)-N,N-dimethylethanaminium 4-methylbenzenesulfonate
• N-ethyl-N-o-bromobenzyl-N,N-dimethylammonium tosylate
• tosilate de bretylium
• tosilato de bretilio

Definition

The tosylate salt of bretylium. It blocks noradrenaline release from the peripheral sympathetic nervous system, and is used in emergency medicine, cardiology, and other specialties for the acute management of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation.

References

• Beilstein:5702258
• CAS:61-75-6
• DrugBank:DB01158
• KEGG:D00645
• Patent:US3038004

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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