单词 | ritodrine |
释义 | ritodrinen. Pharmacology. A sympathomimetic drug (beta-adrenoreceptor agonist) given by intravenous infusion to reduce uterine contractility and arrest premature labour.Chemical name: 1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-[2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethylamino]propanol; HOC6H4CH(OH)CH(CH3)·NH·CH2CH2C6H4OH. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > drugs having specific effect > [noun] > sympathomimetic > specific pseudoephedrine1889 phenylpropanolamine1947 hydroxyamphetamine1948 isoprenaline1951 isoproterenol1957 orciprenaline1963 salbutamol1969 ritodrine1971 angel dust1990 1971 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. 110 111/1 Ritodrine hydrochloride, previously identified as Du-21220, is a sympathomimetic amine with beta-adrenergic-inhibitory properties. 1977 Lancet 8 Oct. 777/2 In Britain two [drugs] have been licensed for use as agents which inhibit labour—namely, salbutamol and ritodrine. 1993 Independent 11 Jan. 4/4 Ritodrine (also known as Yutopar) has been in use for about 20 years and four million women have been treated with it world-wide. 2003 J. C. Girling et al. in B. Williams Hypertension in Diabetes xviii. 334 If beta-sympathomimetics such as ritodrine or salbutamol are used there is a significant increase in insulin requirements. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1971 |
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