dexmedetomidine

chemical compound
Class type of: medetomidine Q412133

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
type of chemical entity
Subclass of
medetomidine
Has use
medication
Active ingredient in
Precedex
Canonical SMILES
CC1=C(C(=CC=C1)C(C)C2=CN=CN2)C
Chemical formula
C₁₃H₁₆N₂
Defined daily dose
+1
Isomeric SMILES
CC1=C(C(=CC=C1)[C@H](C)C2=CN=CN2)C
Mass
+200.131349
Medical condition treated
pain, agitation in dementia
Pregnancy category
US pregnancy category C
Stereoisomer of
levomedetomidine
Subject has role
non-opioid analgesic, Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists, hypnotics and sedatives
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
dexmedetomidine
🏷️ Also known as
en (S)-medetomidine en (+)-4-((S)-alpha,2,3-trimethylbenzyl)imidazole en (+)-4-((S)-alpha,2,3-Trimethylbenzyl)imidazole en Dexmedetomidin en Dexmedetomidina en dexmedetomidine en Dexmedetomidine en Dexmédétomidine en Dexmedetomidinum en (+)-medetomidine en MPV 1440 en Precedex® ar ديكسميديتوميدين fa دکس‌مدتومیدین fi deksmedetomidiini fr 113775-47-6 id Deksmedetomidin ja デクスメデトミジン pl Deksmedetomidyna ro Dexmedetomidină
🔖 Identifiers · 34
OpenAlex ID
C2781302539
ATC code
N05CM18
CAS Registry Number
113775-47-6
ChEBI ID
4466
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL778
ChemSpider ID
4470605
DSSTOX compound identifier
DTXCID00820907
DSSTox substance ID
DTXSID10873388
DrugBank ID
DB00633
DrugCentral ID
835
EC number
601-281-8
ECHA Substance Infocard ID
100.119.391
Show all 34 identifiers +22
Freebase ID
/m/0g8_7x
Guide to Pharmacology Ligand ID
521
Human Metabolome Database ID
HMDB0014771
KEGG ID
C07450, D00514
MeSH concept ID
M0140432
MeSH descriptor ID
D020927
MeSH tree code
D03.383.129.308.245
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2781302539
NDF-RT ID
N0000148660
PDB ligand ID
CZX
Probes And Drugs ID
PD009878
PubChem CID
5311068
Reaxys registry number
5906875
RxNorm CUI
48937
SureChEMBL ID
119382, 26433
UniChem compound ID
451012
WikiProjectMed ID
Dexmedetomidine
YSO ID
16161

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Significant drug interaction 32
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Has use 1
Medical condition treated 1
Subclass of 1
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Summary

dexmedetomidine is a type of chemical entity[1].

Key Facts

  • Physically interacts with: Adrenoceptor alpha 2A[2], Adrenoceptor alpha 2B[3], Adrenoceptor alpha 2C[4]
  • Canonical SMILES: CC1=C(C(=CC=C1)C(C)C2=CN=CN2)C[5]
  • Chemical formula: C₁₃H₁₆N₂[6]
  • Subclass of: medetomidine[7]
  • Has use: medication[8]
  • Significant drug interaction: pethidine[9], periciazine[10], tramadol[11], (RS)-methadone[12], morphine[13], oxycodone[14], hydromorphone[15], dihydrocodeine[16], codeine[17], tapentadol[18], buprenorphine[19], fentanyl[20], alfentanil[21], sufentanil[22]
  • Isomeric SMILES: CC1=C(C(=CC=C1)C@HC2=CN=CN2)CC@HC2=CN=CN2)C">[23]
  • Mass: 200.131349 dalton[24]
  • Medical condition treated: pain[25], agitation in dementia[26]
  • World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name: dexmedetomidine[27]
  • Subject has role: non-opioid analgesic[28], Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists[29], hypnotics and sedatives[30]
  • Stereoisomer of: levomedetomidine[31]
  • Pregnancy category: US pregnancy category C[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Active ingredient in → Precedex
    Medical condition treated → pain, agitation in dementia
    Physically interacts with → Adrenoceptor alpha 2A, Adrenoceptor alpha 2B, Adrenoceptor alpha 2C
    Subject has role → non-opioid analgesic, Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists, hypnotics and sedatives
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ YSO ID: 16161, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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