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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C10H15N3
Molecular Weight 177.2462
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of BETHANIDINE

SMILES

CNC(NC)=NCC1=CC=CC=C1

InChI

InChIKey=NIVZHWNOUVJHKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C10H15N3/c1-11-10(12-2)13-8-9-6-4-3-5-7-9/h3-7H,8H2,1-2H3,(H2,11,12,13)

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Bethanidine is a post-ganglionic adrenergic neurone-blocking agent which exerts a marked postural hypotensive effect. The precise mechanism whereby bethanidine causes blockade of adrenergic neurones is unknown. An initial sympathomimetic effect has been demonstrated in man and animals, possibly due to release of catecholamines.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: Whole body autoradiograms showed a high concentration of drug in rat tissues rich in adrenergic nerve terminals, but insignificant penetration, if any, of the blood-brain barrier.

Approval Year

TargetsConditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
TENATHAN

Approved Use

Bethanidine (Sulphate) is used in hypertension to reduce the blood pressure.
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
0.4 μg/mL
25 mg single, intravenous
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BETHANIDINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
0.5 μg × h/mL
25 mg single, intravenous
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BETHANIDINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
11 h
25 mg single, intravenous
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BETHANIDINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
90%
25 mg single, intravenous
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BETHANIDINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
40 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 40 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 40 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Population Size: 1
Sources:
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Side effects of hypotensive agents evaluated by a self-administered questionnaire.
1973 Sep 1
Do antihypertensive drugs really cause depression?
1974 Sep
Factors predisposing to postural hypotensive symptoms in the treatment of high blood pressure.
1975 Oct
Dihydroergotamine: an effective treatment for postural hypotension due to antihypertensive drugs (ganglion-blocking agents excepted).
1976
Exertional hypotension due to postganglionic sympathetic blocking drugs.
1976 Aug
Patterns of blood-pressure during chronic administration of postganglionic sympathetic blocking drugs for hypertension.
1976 Nov 13
Cardiovascular responses to mianserin hydrochloride: a comparison with tricyclic antidepressant drugs.
1978
Antiarrhythmic action of bethanidine.
1984 Aug 1
Antiarrhythmic and electrophysiologic actions of bethanidine sulfate in primary ventricular fibrillation or life-threatening ventricular tachycardia.
1984 May 1
Acute electrophysiologic effects of bethanidine sulfate in patients with ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation.
1984 Nov
Bethanidine sulfate: efficacy in prevention of ventricular tachyarrhythmias during programmed stimulation. Report of a multicenter study of 56 patients.
1985 Sep
Studies on bethanidine and meobentine: direct and indirect effects of antifibrillatory drugs.
1986 Nov-Dec
The aggressive treatment of hypertension.
2003 May 3
The "Health Benefit Basket" in Denmark: a description of entitlements, actors, and decision-making processes in the curative health sector.
2005 Dec
eCAM benefits from diversity that derives from CAM.
2005 Sep
Ribotoxin genes in isolates of Aspergillus section Clavati.
2008 Oct
Sponge spicules as blueprints for the biofabrication of inorganic-organic composites and biomaterials.
2009 Jun
Biological characterisation of Haliclona (?gellius) sp.: sponge and associated microorganisms.
2009 Nov
Treatment outcome in patients receiving assertive community treatment.
2010 Aug
Demosponge EST sequencing reveals a complex genetic toolkit of the simplest metazoans.
2010 Dec
Prediction of Daily Patient Numbers for a Regional Emergency Medical Center using Time Series Analysis.
2010 Sep

Sample Use Guides

Initial therapy 0.228 mg/kg 8 hourly Maintenance therapy 0.114 to 0.228 mg/kg 8 hourly
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
The effects of bethanidine sulphate, a pharmacological analog of the cardiac antibrillatory drug, bretylium tosylate, were studied on action potentials (APs) and K+, Na+, and Ca2+ currents of single cultured embryonic chick heart cells using the whole-cell current clamp and voltage clamp technique. Extracellular application of bethanidine (0.3 mM) increased the overshoot and the duration of the APs and greatly decreased the outward K+ current (IK) and potentiated the inward fast Na+ currents (INa) and the inward slow calcium current (ICa). However, intracellular introduction of bethanidine (0.1 mM) blocked INa.
Name Type Language
BETHANIDINE
MI  
Common Name English
BETANIDINE
INN   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
BETHANIDINE [MI]
Common Name English
GUANIDINE, N,N'-DIMETHYL-N''-(PHENYLMETHYL)-
Systematic Name English
1-BENZYL-2,3-DIMETHYLGUANIDINE
Systematic Name English
betanidine [INN]
Common Name English
Betanidine [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
WHO-ATC C02CC01
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WHO-VATC QC02CC01
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NCI_THESAURUS C72900
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Code System Code Type Description
MESH
D001627
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RXCUI
1523
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FDA UNII
W8S3YM7AUU
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INN
1484
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WIKIPEDIA
BETHANIDINE
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DRUG BANK
DB00217
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SMS_ID
100000085870
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MERCK INDEX
m2458
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CHEBI
37937
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DRUG CENTRAL
359
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NCI_THESAURUS
C81343
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL1201260
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IUPHAR
7618
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EVMPD
SUB05801MIG
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PUBCHEM
2368
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID7022677
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CAS
55-73-2
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