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Guanfacine

Known as: Guanfacina, Guanfacinum, Guanfacine [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A centrally acting adrenergic agonist with non-stimulant and antihypertensive property. Guanfacine selectively stimulates alpha-2 adrenergic… 
National Institutes of Health

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24 HR Guanfacine 3 MG Extended Release Oral TabletAdrenergic alpha2-Agonists [MoA]Decreased Blood Pressure [PE]Guanfacine 2 MG Oral Tablet [Tenex]

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Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor AgonistsAntihypertensive Agents

Narrower (3)

EstulicGuanfacine 1 MG Oral TabletIntuniv

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Review
2018
Review
2018
The colorful spectrum of Tourette syndrome and its medical, surgical and behavioral therapies.
2012
2012
Stimulation of α2A-adrenoceptors promotes the maturation of dendritic spines in cultured neurons of the medial prefrontal cortex
2004
2004
Role of central sympathoexcitation in enhanced hypercapnic chemosensitivity in patients with heart failure.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Treatment with the Noradrenergic Alpha-2 Agonist Clonidine, But Not Diazepam, Improves Spatial Working Memory in Normal Young Rhesus Monkeys
1989
1989
A pharmacological analysis of food intake regulation in rats treated neonatally with monosodium L-glutamate (MSG)
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Anti-inflammatory actions of clonidine, guanfacine and B-HT 920 against various inflammagen-induced acute paw oedema in rats.
Clonidine (0.1-1.0 mg/kg, i.p.) exhibited anti-inflammatory activity in carrageenan-, formalin-, 5-HT- and histamine-induced paw… 
1986
1986
Catecholamine metabolism in the rat locus coeruleus as studied by in vivo differential pulse voltammetry. III. Evidence for the existence of an α 2-adrenergic tonic inhibition in behaving rats
1986
1986
Alpha-adrenoceptor-mediated antinociception and sedation in the rat and dog
1982
1982
Identification of alpha adrenoceptor subtypes in dog arteries by (3H) yohimbine and (3H) prazosin.
1980
1980
Clinical experience with guanfacine in long-term treatment of hypertension.
Abstract 1 Of 662 hypertensive patients originally selected for long-term treatment, 580 were evaluated after one year and 169… 
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