ATC Group: V03AB36 Phentolamine

The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Position of V03AB36 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 V Various
2 V03 All other therapeutic products
3 V03A All other therapeutic products
4 V03AB Antidotes
5 V03AB36 Phentolamine

Active ingredients in V03AB36

Active Ingredient

Phentolamine is a competitive non-selective α1- and α2-adrenergic receptor blocker of relatively short duration of action. It causes vasodilatation and a fall in blood pressure resulting from the blockade of both post-junctional vascular α1- and α2-adrenoceptors. It also antagonises the vasoconstrictor response to noradrenaline and adrenaline infusions.

Related product monographs

Document Type Information Source  
 ORAVERSE Solution for injection MPI, US: SPL/PLR FDA, National Drug Code (US)

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