Levisoprenaline (l-isoproterenol) is beta1- and beta2-adrenoreceptor agonist. In Japan, continuous inhalation of levisoprenaline is a recommended treatment for pediatric patients with acute severe exacerbation. Compared with salbutamol, l-isoproterenol reduced modified pulmonary index score more rapidly. But in most countries do not recommend continuous inhalation of l-isoproterenol to treat pediatric patients with acute severe exacerbation of asthma due to worsening asthma control. Levisoprenaline was used to cause experimental chronic heart failure in rats.

Dioxethedrin is the ephedrine derivative. It is the beta-adrenergic agonist. As a bronchodilator and sympathomimetic agent is was used in antitussive syrup Bexol.

Nifenalol is the beta-receptor antagonist. It has optical isomers. The racemic mixture and the levo-isomer are active in antagonizing beta-receptors, but the dextro-isomer is inactive. The levo-isomer seems to be about twice as active in blocking beta-receptors as the racemate. Nifenalol is virtually devoid of local anesthetic properties in contrast to procaine, propranolol, and butidrine. Nifenalol exacerbated the fighting behavior in male mice by foot-shock. Nifenalol has been studied in patients with coronary artery disease. It afforded the coronary patient good protection against angina and ischemic changes in the EKG. It was further noted that nifenalol had no antiarrhythmic action and that it was devoid of evident side effects. Nifenalol possessed weak action against tremorine and oxotremorine induced tremor.

Norbudrine (KWD2109) is a sympathomimetic drug. It is an active bronchospasmolytic agent. KWD2109 shows an in vitro bronchospasmolytic acitivity which is about 14 times better than that of KWD2025. In the in vivo tests or guinea pig bronchospasmolytic activity KWD2109 has an effect which is about 3 times that of KWD2025 after intraperitoneal and oral administration

Picumeterol (GR114297A) is a potent and highly selective beta2-adrenoceptor agonist with a longer duration of action than salbutamol, but shorter than salmeterol. Picumeterol is the (R)-isomer of the racemic entity GR63411B, and picumeterol has been shown to be about 40 times more potent than the (S)-isomer (GR114744A) in various in vitro pharmacological models of beta2-agonist activity. Picumeterol is of potential value in the treatment of asthma and related diseases in man following inhalation administration. In the clinical studies, the bronchodilator potencies of picumeterol and GR 63411B were similar. However, both drugs were short-acting, which is at odds with their activity in vitro. These compounds display dissociation between bronchodilator activity and protection against methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction.

Sulfonterol is a benzenemethanol derivative patented by Smith Kline and French Laboratories as a bronchodilator. Sulfonterol acts as a β-adrenergic partial agonist.

Sulfinalol is a hydroxyphenylalkanolamine derivative patented by Sterling Drug Inc. as the antiarrhythmic, antihypertensive, vasodilating, and adrenergic agent. Oral administration of sulfinalol reduces the pressure of conscious spontaneously hypertensive rats. Antihypertensive action of sulfinalol was inhibited by propranolol pretreatment. Sulfinalol demonstrates effective beta-adrenergic blockade at the antihypertensive dose tested as judged by inhibition of the chronotropic responses to sympathetic stimulation and isoproterenol in pithed rats. In the renal hypertensive dog. sulfinalol lowered both systolic and diastolic blood pressure to normal values with an only slight change in heart rate.

Deterenol is a beta-adrenoceptor agonist. It is an effective nonmydriatic and nonmiotic hypotensive agent, which can be used in antiglaucoma treatment.

Bipenamol is a benzenemethanol derivative used to prepare novel semicarbazide-derived inhibitors of human dipeptidyl peptidase I.

FENYRIPOL is a skeletal muscle relaxant.