Metipranolol

Metipranolol
Metipranolol
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(RS)-4-{[-2-hydroxy-3-(isopropylamino)propyl]oxy}-2,3,6-trimethylphenyl acetate
Clinical data
Trade names Optipranolol
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MedlinePlus a601078
Pregnancy cat.  ?
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Identifiers
CAS number 22664-55-7
ATC code S01ED04 C07BA68
PubChem CID 31477
DrugBank APRD00668
ChemSpider 29193 YesY
UNII X39AL81KEB YesY
KEGG D02374 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL1291 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C17H27NO4 
Mol. mass 309.401 g/mol
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Metipranolol (OptiPranolol, Betanol, Disorat, Trimepranol) is a non-selective beta blocker used in eye drops to treat glaucoma. It is rapidly metabolized into desacetylmetipranolol.[1]

References

  1. ^ Maffei Facino, R.; Bertuletti, R.; Carini, M.; Tofanetti, O. (1980). "In vitro metabolism of methypranolol by rat liver". Analytical Chemistry Symposia Series 4 (6): 217–223.