Xanthinol
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Xanthinol is a drug prepared from theophylline
used as a vasodilator. It is most often used as the salt with niacin
(nicotinic acid), known as xantinol nicotinate
.
Theophylline
Theophylline, also known as dimethylxanthine, is a methylxanthine drug used in therapy for respiratory diseases such as COPD and asthma under a variety of brand names. Because of its numerous side-effects, the drug is now rarely administered for clinical use. As a member of the xanthine family, it...
used as a vasodilator. It is most often used as the salt with niacin
Niacin
"Niacin" redirects here. For the neo-fusion band, see Niacin .Niacin is an organic compound with the formula and, depending on the definition used, one of the forty to eighty essential human nutrients.Niacin is one of five vitamins associated with a pandemic deficiency disease: niacin deficiency...
(nicotinic acid), known as xantinol nicotinate
Xantinol nicotinate
Xantinol nicotinate is a vasodilator. It is a combination of xanthinol and niacin ....
.