Butaxamine (
INN
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; also known as butoxamine) is a
β2-selective beta blocker
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.
Its primary use is in experimental situations in which blockade of
β2 receptors is necessary to determine the
activity of the drug (i.e. if the β
2 receptor is completely blocked, but the given effect is still present, the given effect is not a characteristic of the β
2 receptor). It has no clinical use. An alternative name is α-(1-
'tert''-butylaminothyl)-2,5-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol.
See also
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Bupropion
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Methoxamine
References
Beta blockers
Beta-Hydroxyamphetamines
Methoxyphenethylamines
Tert-butyl compounds
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