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Clonidine, sold
under the
brand name
Catapres among others, is an α2A-adrenergic
agonist medication used to
treat high
blood pressure, ADHD, drug withdrawal...
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antihypertensive drug
clonidine,
which can be used to
lower blood pressure and to
reduce hot
flashes ****ociated with menopause.
Clonidine has also been successfully...
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among others, is an alpha-2 (α2)
adrenergic receptor agonist,
similar to
clonidine, that is used to
treat muscle spasticity due to
spinal cord injury, multiple...
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longer duration, with
fewer withdrawal symptoms than
clonidine even
after one day. However,
clonidine is
often preferred as it is
substantially cheaper than...
- also be used as an
antidote in
overdose of
clonidine, a
medication that
lowers blood pressure.
Clonidine overdoses are of
special relevance for children...
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transdermally (applied
topically to the skin) in
combination with
gabapentin and
clonidine prepared at a
compounding pharmacy.
Common side
effects include sleepiness...
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Xylazine is a
structural analog of
clonidine and an alpha-2
adrenergic receptor agonist, sold
under many
trade names worldwide, most
notably the Bayer...
- of 2 mg per day of rilmenidine,
controlled comparative studies versus clonidine (0.15 to 0.30 mg/day) or alpha-methyldopa (500 to 1000 mg/day) demonstrated...
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clonidine binds to both
receptors with near
equal affinity.
Moxonidine has an
affinity for I1 that is 33
times greater than α2,
compared to
clonidine...
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evidence from one
human trial, that α2-adrenergic agonists, and
particularly clonidine (a
common drug used to
treat high
blood pressure, ADHD,
spasticity and...
