Also known as: Adrenaline
Epinephrine is a direct acting sympathomimetic agent, which exerts effects on both α and β adrenoceptors. It has more pronounced effects on β than on α adrenoceptors, although α effects prevail at high doses. The effects of adrenaline include increased rate and force of cardiac contraction, cutaneous vasoconstriction and broncho-dilatation.
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
Epinephrine is the active ingredient of these drugs:
Cyprus
Tunisia
South Africa
Canada
Spain
South Africa
Austria Cyprus Estonia France Ireland
United States
Brazil
Austria Canada Finland France Ireland
Australia Austria Canada Estonia Finland
Ecuador
Brazil
Austria Finland France Hong Kong Ireland
Turkey
Mexico
Austria Estonia
United States
Epinephrine is also found within below combination drugs:
ALPHACAINE , ANESFAR , ARDANEST , ARTHEEK , ARTICADENT , ARTIDENTAL , ARTINIBSA , BUPIROP , BUPISEN ADRENALINA , BUPSTESIC COM VASO , CITANEST FORTE , CITOCARTIN , DENTACAINE , DENTOCAINE , ECOCAIN , EPISTAXOL , ESPESTESIN , INIBSACAIN , JETOKAIN , JETOSEL , LIDOFAST , LIGNOSPAN , LIXTRAXEN , LOCANEST-A , MARCAIN ADRENALIN , MARCAINE E , MARCAINE WITH EPINEPHRINE , MARCAINE+ADRENALINE , MAXICAINE , MEGANEST , MEPIADRE , MEPIVALEM AD , MYDRICAINE , NEWCAINA , NOVABUPI , OCTOCAINE , ONKAIN , ORABLOC , POSICAINE , PREDESIC ADRENALINE , PRIMACAINE ADRENALINE , REXOCAINE , SCANDONEST ADRENALINEE , SCANDONEST SPECIAL , SENSORCAINE WITH EPINEPHRINE , SEPTANEST , SEPTOCAINE , SOPIRA , SURGICAINE , TOPICAINE , TURBOCAINA , UBISTESIN , ULTRACAIN , ULTRACAINE D-S , ULTRAVER D-S , VIVACAINE , XILONIBSA , XYLANAEST , XYLESTESIN-A , XYLONOR ESPECIAL , XYLOTOX , ZEYCO FD , ZINOCAINE-A , ZORCAINE