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Lofexidine is an alpha2-adrenergic receptor agonist historically used as a short-acting anti-hypertensive but more commonly used to alleviate physical symptoms of heroin and opiate withdrawal.

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ATC prefix
N07
ATC suffix
BC04
CAS number
31036-80-3
ChEBI
51368
DrugBank
DB04948
FDA UNII code
UI82K0T627
IUPAC name
(RS)-2-[1-(26-dichlorophenoxy)ethyl]-45-dihydro-1H-imidazole
PubChem
30668

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