Drotaverine (INN also known as drotaverin) is an antispasmodic drug structurally related to papaverine. Drotaverine is a selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 4 and has no anticholinergic effects. Drotaverine has been shown to possess dose-dependant analgesic effects in animal models.
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