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trimethaphan (medicine)


trimethaphan
<chemical> A nicotinic antagonist that has been used as a ganglionic blocker in hypertension, as an adjunct to anaesthesia, and to induce hypotension during surgery.

Pharmacological action: anaesthesia adjuvants, antihypertensive agents, ganglionic blockers, nicotinic antagonists.

Chemical name: Thieno(1',2':1,2)thieno(3,4-d)imidazol-5-ium, decahydro-2-oxo-1,3-bis(phenylmethyl)-