Ethamivan
Encyclopedia
Etamivan or ethamivan (USAN
), trade name Analepticon, is a respiratory stimulant
drug related to nikethamide
. It was mainly used in the treatment of barbiturate
overdose and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
, but has now largely fallen into disuse.
United States Adopted Name
United States Adopted Names are unique nonproprietary names assigned to pharmaceuticals marketed in the United States. Each name is assigned by the USAN Council, which is co-sponsored by the American Medical Association , the United States Pharmacopeial Convention , and the American Pharmacists...
), trade name Analepticon, is a respiratory stimulant
Respiratory stimulant
A respiratory stimulant is a drug which acts to increase the action of the respiratory system.An example is doxapram....
drug related to nikethamide
Nikethamide
Nikethamide is a stimulant which mainly affects the respiratory cycle. Widely known by its former trade name of Coramine, it was used in the mid-1900s as a medical countermeasure against tranquilizer overdoses, before the advent of endotracheal intubation and positive-pressure lung expansion...
. It was mainly used in the treatment of barbiturate
Barbiturate
Barbiturates are drugs that act as central nervous system depressants, and can therefore produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to total anesthesia. They are also effective as anxiolytics, as hypnotics, and as anticonvulsants...
overdose and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , also known as chronic obstructive lung disease , chronic obstructive airway disease , chronic airflow limitation and chronic obstructive respiratory disease , is the co-occurrence of chronic bronchitis and emphysema, a pair of commonly co-existing diseases...
, but has now largely fallen into disuse.