Clonidine is an imidazole derivate that acts as an agonist of alpha-2 adrenoceptors. This activity is useful for the treatment of hypertension, severe pain, and ADHD.
Clonidine was granted FDA approval on 3 September 1974.
Clonidine tablets and transdermal systems are indicated for the treatment of hypertension alone or in combination with other medications. A clonidine injection is indicated for use with opiates in the treatment of severe cancer pain where opiates alone are insufficient. An extended release tablet of clonidine is indicated for the treatment of ADHD either alo...
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Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Mohawk Valley Health System - Womens Health Center, Utica, New York, United States
CHU Saint-Pierre, Bruxelles, Belgium
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Berlin St. Hedwig, Berlin, Germany
Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Berlin, Germany
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
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