Cocaine
- Generic Name
- Cocaine
- Brand Names
- Goprelto, Numbrino
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C17H21NO4
- CAS Number
- 50-36-2
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- I5Y540LHVR
- Background
An alkaloid ester extracted from the leaves of plants including coca. It is a local anesthetic and vasoconstrictor and is clinically used for that purpose, particularly in the eye, ear, nose, and throat. It also has powerful central nervous system effects similar to the amphetamines and is a drug of abuse. Cocaine, like amphetamines, acts by multiple mechani...
- Indication
For the introduction of local (topical) anesthesia of accessible mucous membranes of the oral, laryngeal and nasal cavities.
- Associated Conditions
- -
- Associated Therapies
- -
Brain Imaging: Cocaine Effects & Medication Development - 5
- Conditions
- First Posted Date
- 1999-09-21
- Last Posted Date
- 2017-08-02
- Lead Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
- Registration Number
- NCT00000270
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, United States
Human Dopamine Transported Imaging in Cocaine Abuse: 1 - 1
- Conditions
- First Posted Date
- 1999-09-21
- Last Posted Date
- 2017-01-12
- Lead Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Registration Number
- NCT00000315
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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