Term Name: | bretylium tosylate |
---|---|
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. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:3173] ( EBI ) |