Bambuterol

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Bambuterol chemical structure
Bambuterol
Systematic (IUPAC) name
{3-(dimethylcarbamoyloxy)-5-[1-hydroxy-2-(tert-butylamino)
ethyl]phenyl} N,N-dimethylcarbamate
Identifiers
CAS number 81732-46-9
ATC code R03CC12
PubChem 54766
Chemical data
Formula C18H29N3O5 
Mol. weight 367.44 g/mol
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability 20%
Metabolism Hepatic, extensive
Further metabolized to terbutaline by plasma cholinesterase
Half life 13 hours (bambuterol)
21 hours (terbutaline)
Excretion Renal
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.

Unknown

Legal status

Prescription only

Routes Oral

Bambuterol (INN, marketed by AstraZeneca under the trade names Bambec® and Oxeol®) is a long acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist used in the treatment of asthma. It is a prodrug of terbutaline.


Medications commonly used in asthma and COPD (primarily R03) edit
Anticholinergics: Ipratropium, Tiotropium
Short acting β2-agonists: Salbutamol, Terbutaline
Long acting β2-agonists (LABA): Bambuterol, Clenbuterol, Formoterol, Salmeterol
Corticosteroids: Beclometasone, Budesonide, Fluticasone
Leukotriene antagonists: Montelukast, Pranlukast, Zafirlukast
Xanthines: Aminophylline, Theobromine, Theophylline
Mast cell stabilizers: Cromoglicate, Nedocromil
Combination products: Budesonide/formoterol, Fluticasone/salmeterol, Ipratropium/salbutamol