1) Drug to treat hypertension 2) Withdrawn drug
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Mecamylamine (Inversine) is a nonselective and noncompetitive antagonist of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that was introduced in the 1950s as an antihypertensive drug. Chemically, it is a secondary aliphatic amine, with a pKaH of 11.2 == Pharmacology and Clinical Applications == Mecamylamine has been used as an orally-active ganglionic blocker...
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<chemical> A nicotinic antagonist that is well absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and crosses the blood-brain barrier. Mecamylamine has been used as a ganglionic blocker in treating hypertension, but, like most ganglionic blockers, is more often used now as a research tool. ... Pharmacological action: antihypertensive agents, ganglionic...
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(mek″ә-mil´ә-mēn) a ganglionic blocking agent administered orally as the hydrochloride salt as an antihypertensive agent.
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