Hexoprenaline (INN) is a β2-adrenergic receptor agonist used in the treatment of asthma.
Hexoprenaline is also used as a tocolytic agent (i.e., It can suppress labor). Contraindications to its use as a tocolytic agent are cardiovascular disease, surgical shock, tachycardia, diabetes mellitus.
References
- ^ Pinder, RM; Brogden, RN; Speight, TM; Avery, GS (1977). "Hexoprenaline: a review of its pharmacological properties and therapeutic efficacy with particular reference to asthma". Drugs 14 (1): 1â€"28. doi:10.2165/00003495-197714010-00001. PMID 195789.Â