Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A synthetic drug, C9H9Cl2N3 that is used primarily in the treatment of hypertension, the prevention of migraine headaches, and the management of opiate withdrawal.

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  • noun A drug traditionally prescribed for hypertension, having the chemical formula C9H9Cl2N3, and acting by stimulating α2 receptors in the brain

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  • noun an antihypertensive (trade name Catapres) that can be administered orally or via transdermal patches

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[c(h)lo(ro)– + (a)ni(line) + (imi)d(e) + –ine.]

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Examples

  • These may include small doses of antidepressants such as bupropion (Wellbutrin), paroxetine (Paxil), venlafaxine (Effexor), and fluoxetine (Prozac), or clonidine, which is normally used to control high blood pressure.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2010

  • These may include small doses of antidepressants such as bupropion (Wellbutrin), paroxetine (Paxil), venlafaxine (Effexor), and fluoxetine (Prozac), or clonidine, which is normally used to control high blood pressure.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2010

  • These may include small doses of antidepressants such as bupropion (Wellbutrin), paroxetine (Paxil), venlafaxine (Effexor), and fluoxetine (Prozac), or clonidine, which is normally used to control high blood pressure.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2010

  • These may include small doses of antidepressants such as bupropion (Wellbutrin), paroxetine (Paxil), venlafaxine (Effexor), and fluoxetine (Prozac), or clonidine, which is normally used to control high blood pressure.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2010

  • He was on clonidine, which is terrible in a patient like him that misses doses regularly because rebound from clonidine will make his HTN worse.

    Slashdot: Science 2009

  • Bag B held personal effects that included cosmetics, pepper spray, diaphragm, douche and an aspirin bottle that contained a yellow powder that preliminary toxicological examination has tentatively identified as clonidine, a blood pressure medication sometimes abused as a “knockout” pill.

    Three Stations : An Arkady Renko Novel Martin Cruz Smith 2010

  • Treatment with naloxone is controversial and has been reported to cause hypertension. 3-5 However, transient hypertension can be seen from clonidine alone.

    Clonidine Overdose in Children 2010

  • Hypertension associated with naloxone treatment for clonidine poisoning.

    Clonidine Overdose in Children 2010

  • Naloxone (Narcan®) may be useful in reversing hypotension, bradycardia and coma because of the similarity of clonidine to opiate overdose symptoms.

    Clonidine Overdose in Children 2010

  • To illustrate just how hazardous some drugs can be for your dental health, a previousstudy, using rats, showed that clonidine (Catapres) -- a high blood pressure medication that has also become popular in treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children -- resulted in 84 percent more cavities.

    Dr. Joseph Mercola: How to Lick Bad Breath Fast -- as Easy as 1, 2, 3... 2010

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