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Phentolamine Brand Names- OraVerse | Regitine
What is Phentolamine
Phentolamine is an alpha-adrenergic receptor antagonist.
Phentolamine is similar in action to phenoxybenzamine but is administered parenterally and has a shorter duration of action.
Approved uses of phentolamine include diagnosis of pheochromocytoma and treatment of hypertension in pheochromocytoma, prevention of tissue necrosis after norepinephrine extravasation, and reversal of soft tissue anesthesia.
Indications
- anesthesia reversal
- dermal necrosis
- erectile dysfunction (ED)
- extravasation
- hypertensive emergency
- pheochromocytoma diagnosis
- pheochromocytomectomy
For pheochromocytoma diagnosis
Side Effects
- abdominal pain
- angina
- bradycardia
- dental pain
- diarrhea
- dizziness
- ejaculation dysfunction
- flushing
- headache
- hypertension
- injection site reaction
- nasal congestion
- nausea
- orthostatic hypotension
- paresthesias
- priapism
- pruritus
- sinus tachycardia
- vomiting
- weakness
Monitoring Parameters
- blood pressure
- heart rate
Contraindications
- acute myocardial infarction
- angina
- breast-feeding
- coronary artery disease
- myocardial infarction
- peptic ulcer disease
- pregnancy
Interactions
- Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
- Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Phenylephrine; Phenyltoloxamine
- Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine
- Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
- Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Acetaminophen; Dichloralphenazone; Isometheptene
- Acetaminophen; Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine
- Acetaminophen; Pseudoephedrine
- Acrivastine; Pseudoephedrine
- Alfuzosin
- Ambrisentan
- Amifostine
- Amphetamines
- Amyl Nitrite
- Apomorphine
- Aripiprazole
- Articaine; Epinephrine
- Asenapine
- Avanafil
- Baclofen
- Beta-blockers
- Bortezomib
- Bosentan
- Brexpiprazole
- Bromocriptine
- Brompheniramine; Carbetapentane; Phenylephrine
- Brompheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
- Brompheniramine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Brompheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
- Cabergoline
- Carbetapentane; Chlorpheniramine; Phenylephrine
- Carbetapentane; Diphenhydramine; Phenylephrine
- Carbetapentane; Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine
- Carbetapentane; Phenylephrine
- Carbetapentane; Phenylephrine; Pyrilamine
- Carbetapentane; Pseudoephedrine
- Carbinoxamine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Carbinoxamine; Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
- Carbinoxamine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Carbinoxamine; Phenylephrine
- Carbinoxamine; Pseudoephedrine
- Cariprazine
- Cetirizine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlophedianol; Dexchlorpheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlophedianol; Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Dihydrocodeine; Phenylephrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Dihydrocodeine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Guaifenesin; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Phenylephrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
- Co-Enzyme Q10, Ubiquinone
- Codeine; Phenylephrine; Promethazine
- Desloratadine; Pseudoephedrine
- Dexchlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Dexmethylphenidate
- Dextromethorphan; Diphenhydramine; Phenylephrine
- Dextromethorphan; Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine
- Dextromethorphan; Guaifenesin; Pseudoephedrine
- Dextromethorphan; Quinidine
- Diazoxide
- Diethylpropion
- Dihydrocodeine; Guaifenesin; Pseudoephedrine
- Diphenhydramine; Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
- Diphenhydramine; Phenylephrine
- Dobutamine
- Dopamine
- Duloxetine
- Dutasteride; Tamsulosin
- Ephedrine
- Epinephrine
- Epoprostenol
- Estradiol
- Estradiol Cypionate; Medroxyprogesterone
- Ethanol
- Fexofenadine; Pseudoephedrine
- Guaifenesin; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine
- Guaifenesin; Pseudoephedrine
- Hydralazine; Isosorbide Dinitrate, ISDN
- Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
- Hydrocodone; Potassium Guaiacolsulfonate; Pseudoephedrine
- Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Ibuprofen; Pseudoephedrine
- Iloperidone
- Isocarboxazid
- Isoproterenol
- Isosorbide Dinitrate, ISDN
- Isosorbide Mononitrate
- Lofexidine
- Loratadine; Pseudoephedrine
- Lovastatin; Niacin
- Lurasidone
- Mestranol; Norethindrone
- Methohexital
- Methylphenidate
- Midodrine
- Milrinone
- Naproxen; Pseudoephedrine
- Nesiritide, BNP
- Niacin, Niacinamide
- Niacin; Simvastatin
- Nicotine
- Nitrates
- Nitroglycerin
- Nitroprusside
- Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs
- Norepinephrine
- Oxymetazoline
- Pentoxifylline
- Phendimetrazine
- Phenelzine
- Phentermine
- Phentermine; Topiramate
- Phenylephrine
- Phenylephrine; Promethazine
- Prilocaine; Epinephrine
- Procainamide
- Procaine
- Pseudoephedrine
- Quinidine
- Rasagiline
- Risperidone
- Ritodrine
- Sibutramine
- Sildenafil
- Silodosin
- Sincalide
- Tadalafil
- Tamsulosin
- Tetrabenazine
- Tetracaine
- Thalidomide
- Thiopental
- Thiothixene
- Tizanidine
- Trandolapril; Verapamil
- Tranylcypromine
- Trazodone
- Vardenafil
- Verapamil
- Yohimbine
- Ziprasidone