LP16253-4
Phenylpropanolamine
Active
Descriptions
Phenylpropanolamine (PPA; Accutrim), also known as the stereoisomers norephedrine and norpseudoephedrine, is a psychoactive drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes which is used as a stimulant, decongestant, and anorectic agent. It is commonly used in prescription and over-the-counter cough and cold preparations.
Veterinary Medicine:
Phenylpropanolamine is used to control urinary incontinence in dogs under trade names Propalin and Proin.
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Source: Wikipedia,
Phenylpropanolamine (Wikipedia)
A sympathomimetic that acts mainly by causing release of NOREPINEPHRINE but also has direct agonist activity at some adrenergic receptors. It is most commonly used as a nasal vasoconstrictor and an appetite depressant. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Phenylpropanolamine
- Part Display Name
- Phenylpropanolamine
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- PPA
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 去甲麻黄碱 Synonyms: 苯丙醇胺 |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Phénylpropanolamine |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Fenüülpropanoolamiin |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Fenilpropanolamina |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Fenilpropanolamina |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Fenilpropanolamin |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Фенилпропаноламин |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | fenylpropanolamine |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Phénylpropanolamine |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Phénylpropanolamine |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Fenylopropanoloamina |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Φαινυλοπροπανολαμίνη Synonyms: Φαινυλοπροπανολαμίνη |
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