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Heptaminol

IUPAC name	6-amino-2-methylheptan-2-ol
Identifiers
CAS number	[372-66-7]
PubChem	3590
MeSH	Heptaminol
ATC code	C01DX08
SMILES	`CC(C)(O)CCCC(N)C`
Properties
Molecular formula	C₈H₁₉NO
Molar mass	145.24 g mol⁻¹
Pharmacology
Routes of administration	Oral, intravenous, intramuscular
Excretion	Renal
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Heptaminol is an amino alcohol which is classified as a vasodilator (C01DX08). It is sometimes used in the treatment of low blood pressure, particularly orthostatic hypotension.^[1]

It is classified as a doping substance, in 2008 the cyclist Dmitriy Fofonov was tested positive at the Tour de France.^[2]

References

v • d • e Amines, alcohols: amino alcohols

Ethanolamine • Heptaminol • Isoetarine • Norepinephrine • Propanolamine • Sphingosine

v • d • e Vasodilators used in cardiac diseases (C01D)

Nitrates/nitrovasodilators	Glyceryl trinitrate # • Isosorbide dinitrate # • Isosorbide mononitrate • Linsidomine • Molsidomine • Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

Quinolone vasodilators	Flosequinan^‡

Others	Itramin tosilate • Prenylamine • Oxyfedrine • Benziodarone • Carbocromen • Hexobendine • Etafenone • Heptaminol • Imolamine • Dilazep • Trapidil • Molsidomine • Efloxate • Cinepazet • Cloridarol • Nicorandil • Nesiritide • Gapicomine • Pimobendan

^#WHO-EM. ^†Undergoing clinical trials, not FDA approved. ^‡Withdrawn from market. ^§Development halted.

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