Bethanidine

{{Short description|Chemical compound}}

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| verifiedrevid = 461744175

| IUPAC_name = 3-benzyl-1,2-dimethylguanidine

| image = Betanidine.png

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| routes_of_administration =

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| IUPHAR_ligand = 7618

| CAS_number_Ref = {{cascite|changed|??}}

| CAS_number = 55-73-2

| ATC_prefix = C02

| ATC_suffix = CC01

| ChEBI_Ref = {{ebicite|correct|EBI}}

| ChEBI = 37937

| PubChem = 2368

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| DrugBank = DB00217

| UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}

| UNII = W8S3YM7AUU

| KEGG_Ref = {{keggcite|changed|kegg}}

| KEGG = D01603

| ChEMBL_Ref = {{ebicite|changed|EBI}}

| ChEMBL = 1201260

| ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspider}}

| ChemSpiderID = 2278

| smiles = N(=C(/NCc1ccccc1)NC)\C

| StdInChI_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}}

| StdInChI = 1S/C10H15N3/c1-11-10(12-2)13-8-9-6-4-3-5-7-9/h3-7H,8H2,1-2H3,(H2,11,12,13)

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| StdInChIKey = NIVZHWNOUVJHKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| C=10 | H=15 | N=3

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Bethanidine (or betanidine) is a sympatholytic drug.{{cite journal | vauthors = Prichard BN, Johnston AW, Hill ID, Rosenheim ML | title = Bethanidine, Guanethidine, and Methyldopa in Treatment of Hypertension: a Within-patient Comparison | journal = British Medical Journal | volume = 1 | issue = 5585 | pages = 135–44 | date = January 1968 | pmid = 20791420 | pmc = 1984601 | doi = 10.1136/bmj.1.5585.135 }}