Metaraminol
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As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . |
Metaraminol (trade names Aramine and Araminon ) is a drug from the group of sympathomimetics for the treatment of low blood pressure ( hypotension ).
Metaraminol is not approved for the treatment of permanent erections ( priapism ), but there have been case reports of its successful use. The active ingredient is also used to provoke suspected familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). The patient is given a single 10 mg dose; if an attack occurs within the next 48 hours, this is an indication of the presence of FMF.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c The Merck Index. An Encyclopaedia of Chemicals, Drugs and Biologicals. 14th edition, 2006, p. 1024, ISBN 978-0-911910-00-1 .
- ↑ a b Data sheet Metaraminol (+) - bitartrate salt from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on April 10, 2011 ( PDF ).
- ↑ McDonald M, Santucci R: Successful management of stuttering priapism using home self-injections of the alpha-agonist metaraminol. . In: Int Braz J Urol . 30, No. 2, 2004, pp. 121-2. doi : 10.1590 / S1677-55382004000200007 . PMID 15703094 .
- ↑ Koga S, Shiraishi K, Saito Y: Post-traumatic priapism treated with metaraminol bitartrate: case report. . In: The Journal of Trauma . 30, No. 12, 1990, pp. 1591-3. doi : 10.1097 / 00005373-199012000-00029 . PMID 2258979 .
- ^ Block T, Sturm W, Ernst G, Staehler G, Schmiedt E: [Metaraminol in therapy of various forms of priapism] . In: Urologist A . 27, No. 4, 1988, pp. 225-9. PMID 3140463 .
- ↑ Barakat MH, El-Khawad AO, Gumaa KA, El-Sobki NI, Fenech FF: Metaraminol provocative test: a specific diagnostic test for familial Mediterranean fever . In: Lancet . 1, No. 8378, 1984, pp. 656-7. PMID 6142351 .
- ^ Huppertz HI, Michels H: [The metaraminol provocation test in the diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever] . In: Monthly Children's Health . 136, No. 5, 1988, pp. 243-5. PMID 3405225 .