tolazoline Pharm.
(təˈleɪzəliːn)
[f. tolyl + imid)azoline, f. imidazole + -ine5.]
An adrenergic blocking agent and vasodilator, used esp. in the treatment of spasm of the peripheral arteries; 2-benzyl-2-imidazoline, C10H12N2.
| 1952 Martindale's Extra Pharmacopœia (ed. 23) I. 605 Tolazoline hydrochloride is a sympatholytic and adrenolytic compound which also exerts a vasodilator effect. 1959 S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 13) 582/1 (heading) Tolazoline (‘Priscol’) injection. 1972 [see phentolamine]. |