Guanfacine

용도Guanfacine centrally acting α-adrenoceptor agonist. Guanfacine is an antihypertensive.

일반 설명Guanfacine is more selective for 2-receptors than isclonidine. Their mechanism of action is the same as that ofclonidine. Differences between clonidine and its twoanalogs are seen in their elimination half-life values and intheir metabolism and urinary excretion patterns. The eliminationhalf-life of clonidine ranges from 20 to 25 hours,whereas that for guanfacine is about 17 hours. Guanabenzhas the shortest DOA of these three agents, with a half-lifeof about 6 hours. Clonidine and guanfacine are excretedunchanged in the urine to the extent of 60% and 50%,respectively. Very little of guanabenz is excreted unchangedin the urine.