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medetomidine (Domitor)
Used as sedative in veterinary medicine
Notes:
- mixed with fentanyl in the black market drug supply [2]
- implicated in drug overdoses
Interactions
drug adverse effects of adrenergic receptor agonists
General
alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist
References
- Wikipedia: Medetomidine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medetomidine
- DePeau-Wilson M
What to Know About Medetomidine and Drug Overdoses.
Powerful animal sedative is mixed with fentanyl in the drug supply.
MedPage Today June 14, 2024
https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/110665
- Marino R
A Closer Look at Medetomidine and Its 'Unusual' Patient Presentations.
Another drug has entered the drug supply.
MedPage Today June 22, 2024
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/toxicology-report/110777
Component-of
medetomidine/vatinoxan