Fenoterol
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Fenoterol
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(RS)-1-(3,5-Dihydroxyphenyl)- 2-[(RS)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)- 1-methylethylamino]ethanol
Identifiers
CAS number	13392-18-2
ATC code	R03AC04 G02CA03
PubChem	3343
Chemical data
Formula	C17H21NO4
Mol. mass	303.35 g/mol
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	?
Metabolism	?
Half life	?
Excretion	?
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status
Routes	Inhaled

Fenoterol is an asthma medication designed to open up the airways to the lungs. It is classed as a beta agonist.

It was a long-acting beta-agonist widely used in New Zealand in the early 1990s but withdrawn because of its association with an excess number of deaths.

References

• Beasley R, Pearce N, Crane J, Burgess C. Withdrawal of fenoterol and the end of the New Zealand asthma mortality epidemic. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 1995 May-Jun;107(1-3):325-7.
• Spitzer WO, Suissa S, Ernst P, Horwitz RI, Habbick B, Cockcroft D, et al. The use of beta-agonists and the risk of death and near death from asthma. N Engl J Med. 1992 Feb 20, 1992;326(8):501-6.

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