Medetomidine.hcl

Synonyms:

IUPAC NAME: (RS)-4-[1-(2,3-Dimethylphenyl)ethyl]-3H-imidazole

Chemical formula: C13H16N2

Molar mass: 200.285 g·mol−1

CAS Number: 86347-14-0

Medetomidine is a veterinary anesthetic drug with potent sedative effects and emerging illicit drug adulterant.

It is a racemic mixture of two stereoisomers, levomedetomidine and dexmedetomidine, the latter being the isomer with the pharmacologic effect as an alpha 2- adrenergic agonist. Effects can be reversed using atipamezole.

It was developed by Orion Pharma. It is approved for dogs in the United States, and distributed in the United States by Pfizer Animal Health and by Novartis Animal Health in Canada under the product name Domitor. Starting in 2022 Medetomidine has been detected in the US in samples of illicit drugs and associated with overdoses.

This product is intended for laboratory research purposes only and are not to be used for any other purposes.

This product is made for laboratory research purposes only and are not to be used for any other purposes.