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arformoterol

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Also known as Brovana®, YM-08316, (-)-formoterol, (R,R)-formoterol, (-)-Formoterol

Arformoterol, sold under the brand name Brovana among others, is a medication used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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457140599
Drug.image
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Drug.width
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Drug.image2
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Drug.USAN
Arformoterol tartrate
Drug.tradename
Brovana
Drug.MedlinePlus
a602023
Drug.DailyMedID
Arformoterol
Drug.routes_of_administration
Inhalation
Drug.ATC_prefix
None
Drug.legal_US
Rx-only
Drug.protein_bound
52–65%
Drug.elimination_half life
26 hours
Drug.CAS_number
67346-49-0
Drug.PubChem
3083544

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Mass
344.173607
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chemical formula
C₁₉H₂₄N₂O₄
canonical SMILES
CC(CC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC)NCC(C2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)NC=O)O
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
arformoterol
isomeric SMILES
COC1=CC=C(C[C@@H](C)NC[C@H](O)C2=CC(NC=O)=C(O)C=C2)C=C1
NCI Thesaurus ID
C61641
Commons category
Arformoterol
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Arformoterol, sold under the brand name Brovana among others, is a medication used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

It is a long-acting β2 adrenoreceptor agonist (LABA) and it is the active (R,R)-(−)-enantiomer of formoterol. It was approved for medical use in the United States in October 2006. It is available as a generic medication.

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