List of adrenergic drugs
This is a list of adrenergic drugs. These are pharmaceutical drugs, naturally occurring compounds and other chemicals that influence the function of the neurotransmitter epinephrine (adrenaline).
Receptor ligands
α1-adrenergic receptor ligands
Agonists
- Amidephrine
 - Anisodamine
 - Anisodine
 - Cirazoline
 - Dipivefrine
 - Dopamine
 - Ephedrine
 - Epinephrine (adrenaline)
 - Etilefrine
 - Ethylnorepinephrine
 - 5-Fluoronorepinephrine
 - 6-Fluoronorepinephrine
 - Indanidine
 - Levonordefrin
 - Metaraminol
 - Methoxamine
 - Methyldopa
 - Midodrine
 - Naphazoline
 - Norepinephrine (noradrenaline)
 - Octopamine
 - Oxymetazoline
 - Phenylephrine
 - Phenylpropanolamine
 - Pseudoephedrine
 - Synephrine
 - Tetrahydrozoline
 
Antagonists
- Abanoquil
 - Adimolol
 - Ajmalicine
 - Alfuzosin
 - Amosulalol
 - Arotinolol
 - Atiprosin
 - Benoxathian
 - Buflomedil
 - Bunazosin
 - Carvedilol
 - CI-926
 - Corynanthine
 - Dapiprazole
 - DL-017
 - Domesticine
 - Doxazosin
 - Eugenodilol
 - Fenspiride
 - GYKI-12,743
 - GYKI-16,084
 - Indoramin
 - Ketanserin
 - L-765,314
 - Labetalol
 - Mephendioxan
 - Metazosin
 - Monatepil
 - Moxisylyte (thymoxamine)
 - Naftopidil
 - Nantenine
 - Neldazosin
 - Nicergoline
 - Niguldipine
 - Pelanserin
 - Phendioxan
 - Phenoxybenzamine
 - Phentolamine
 - Piperoxan
 - Prazosin
 - Quinazosin
 - Ritanserin
 - RS-97,078
 - SGB-1,534
 - Silodosin
 - SL-89.0591
 - Spiperone
 - Talipexole
 - Tamsulosin
 - Terazosin
 - Tibalosin
 - Tiodazosin
 - Tipentosin
 - Tolazoline
 - Trimazosin
 - Upidosin
 - Urapidil
 - Zolertine
 
Many tricyclic antidepressants, tetracyclic antidepressants, antipsychotics, ergolines, and some piperazines like buspirone, trazodone, nefazodone, etoperidone, and mepiprazole antagonize α1-adrenergic receptors as well, which contributes to their side effects such as orthostatic hypotension.
α2-adrenergic receptor ligands
Agonists
- Adrenoswitches (photoswitchable agonists)[1]
 - Amitraz
 - Apraclonidine
 - Brimonidine
 - Cannabivarin
 - Clonidine
 - Detomidine
 - Dexmedetomidine
 - Dihydroergotamine
 - Dipivefrine
 - Dopamine
 - Ephedrine
 - Ergotamine
 - Epinephrine (adrenaline)
 - Esproquin
 - Etilefrine
 - Ethylnorepinephrine
 - 6-Fluoronorepinephrine
 - Guanabenz
 - Guanfacine
 - Guanoxabenz
 - Levonordefrin
 - Lofexidine
 - Medetomidine
 - Methyldopa
 - Mivazerol
 - Naphazoline
 - 4-NEMD
 - (R)-3-Nitrobiphenyline
 - Norepinephrine (noradrenaline)
 - Phenylpropanolamine
 - Piperoxan
 - Pseudoephedrine
 - Rilmenidine
 - Romifidine
 - Talipexole
 - Tetrahydrozoline
 - Tizanidine
 - Tolonidine
 - Urapidil
 - Xylazine
 - Xylometazoline
 
Antagonists
- Adimolol
 - Aptazapine
 - Atipamezole
 - BRL-44408
 - Buflomedil
 - Cirazoline
 - Efaroxan
 - Esmirtazapine
 - Fenmetozole
 - Fluparoxan
 - GYKI-12,743
 - GYKI-16,084
 - Idazoxan
 - Mianserin
 - Mirtazapine
 - MK-912
 - NAN-190
 - Olanzapine
 - Phentolamine
 - Phenoxybenzamine
 - Piperoxan
 - Piribedil
 - Pyrimidinylpiperazine
 - Rauwolscine
 - Rotigotine
 - SB-269,970
 - Setiptiline
 - Spiroxatrine
 - Sunepitron
 - Tolazoline
 - Yohimbine
 
Many atypical antipsychotics and azapirones like buspirone and gepirone (via metabolite pyrimidinylpiperazine) antagonize α2-adrenergic receptors as well.
β-adrenergic receptor ligands
Agonists
- Abediterol
 - Amibegron
 - Arbutamine
 - Arformoterol
 - Arotinolol
 - Bambuterol
 - Befunolol
 - Bitolterol
 - Bromoacetylalprenololmenthane (BAAM)
 - Broxaterol
 - Buphenine
 - Carbuterol
 - Cimaterol
 - Clenbuterol
 - Denopamine
 - Deterenol
 - Dipivefrine
 - Dobutamine
 - Dopamine
 - Dopexamine
 - Ephedrine
 - Epinephrine (adrenaline)
 - Etafedrine
 - Etilefrine
 - Ethylnorepinephrine
 - Fenoterol
 - 2-Fluoronorepinephrine
 - 5-Fluoronorepinephrine
 - Formoterol
 - Hexoprenaline
 - Higenamine
 - Indacaterol
 - Isoetarine
 - Isoprenaline (isoproterenol)
 - N-Isopropyloctopamine
 - Isoxsuprine
 - Labetalol
 - Levonordefrin
 - Levosalbutamol
 - Mabuterol
 - Methoxyphenamine
 - Methyldopa
 - Norepinephrine (noradrenaline)
 - Orciprenaline
 - Oxyfedrine
 - Phenylpropanolamine
 - Pirbuterol
 - Prenalterol
 - Ractopamine
 - Procaterol
 - Pseudoephedrine
 - Quinterenol
 - Reproterol
 - Rimiterol
 - Ritodrine
 - Salbutamol (albuterol)
 - Salmeterol
 - Solabegron
 - Terbutaline
 - Tretoquinol
 - Tulobuterol
 - Xamoterol
 - Zilpaterol
 - Zinterol
 
Antagonists
- Acebutolol
 - Adaprolol
 - Adimolol
 - Afurolol
 - Alprenolol
 - Alprenoxime
 - Amosulalol
 - Ancarolol
 - Arnolol
 - Arotinolol
 - Atenolol
 - Befunolol
 - Betaxolol
 - Bevantolol
 - Bisoprolol
 - Bopindolol
 - Bornaprolol
 - Brefonalol
 - Bucindolol
 - Bucumolol
 - Bufetolol
 - Bufuralol
 - Bunitrolol
 - Bunolol
 - Bupranolol
 - Butaxamine
 - Butidrine
 - Butofilolol
 - Capsinolol
 - Carazolol
 - Carpindolol
 - Carteolol
 - Carvedilol
 - Celiprolol
 - Cetamolol
 - Cicloprolol
 - Cinamolol
 - Cloranolol
 - Cyanopindolol
 - Dalbraminol
 - Dexpropranolol
 - Diacetolol
 - Dichloroisoprenaline
 - Dihydroalprenolol
 - Dilevalol
 - Diprafenone
 - Draquinolol
 - Ecastolol
 - Epanolol
 - Ericolol
 - Ersentilide
 - Esatenolol
 - Esmolol
 - Eugenodilol
 - Exaprolol
 - Falintolol
 - Flestolol
 - Flusoxolol
 - Hydroxycarteolol
 - Hydroxytertatolol
 - ICI-118,551
 - Idropranolol
 - Indenolol
 - Indopanolol
 - Iodocyanopindolol
 - Iprocrolol
 - Isoxaprolol
 - Isamoltane
 - Labetalol
 - Landiolol
 - Levobetaxolol
 - Levobunolol
 - Levocicloprolol
 - Levomoprolol
 - Medroxalol
 - Mepindolol
 - Metalol
 - Metipranolol
 - Metoprolol
 - Moprolol
 - Nadolol
 - Nadoxolol
 - Nafetolol
 - Nebivolol
 - Neraminol
 - Nifenalol
 - Nipradilol
 - Oberadilol
 - Oxprenolol
 - Pacrinolol
 - Pafenolol
 - Pamatolol
 - Pargolol
 - Parodilol
 - Penbutolol
 - Penirolol
 - PhQA-33
 - Pindolol
 - Pirepolol
 - Practolol
 - Primidolol
 - Procinolol
 - Pronethalol
 - Propafenone
 - Propranolol
 - Ridazolol
 - Ronactolol
 - Soquinolol
 - Sotalol
 - Spirendolol
 - SR 59230A
 - Sulfinalol
 - TA-2005
 - Talinolol
 - Tazolol
 - Teoprolol
 - Tertatolol
 - Tienoxolol
 - Tilisolol
 - Timolol
 - Tiprenolol
 - Tolamolol
 - Toliprolol
 - Tribendilol
 - Trigevolol
 - Xibenolol
 - Xipranolol
 
Reuptake inhibitors
Norepinephrine transporter (NET) inhibitors
- Selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
 - Amedalin
 - Atomoxetine (tomoxetine)
 - Ciclazindol
 - Daledalin
 - Esreboxetine
 - Lortalamine
 - Mazindol
 - Nisoxetine
 - Reboxetine
 - Talopram
 - Talsupram
 - Tandamine
 - Viloxazine
 
- Norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitors
 - Amineptine
 - Bupropion (amfebutamone)
 - Fencamine
 - Fencamfamine
 - Lefetamine
 - Levophacetoperane
 - LR-5182
 - Manifaxine
 - Methylphenidate
 - Nomifensine
 - O-2172
 - Radafaxine
 
- Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
 - Bicifadine
 - Desvenlafaxine
 - Duloxetine
 - Eclanamine
 - Levomilnacipran
 - Milnacipran
 - Sibutramine
 - Venlafaxine
 
- Serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitors
 - Brasofensine
 - Diclofensine
 - DOV-102,677
 - DOV-21,947
 - DOV-216,303
 - JNJ-7925476
 - JZ-IV-10
 - Methylnaphthidate
 - Naphyrone
 - NS-2359
 - PRC200-SS
 - SEP-225,289
 - SEP-227,162
 - Tesofensine
 
- Tricyclic antidepressants
 - Amitriptyline
 - Butriptyline
 - Cianopramine
 - Clomipramine
 - Desipramine
 - Dosulepin
 - Doxepin
 - Imipramine
 - Lofepramine
 - melitracen
 - Nortriptyline
 - Protriptyline
 - Trimipramine
 
- Tetracyclic antidepressants
 - Amoxapine
 - Maprotiline
 - Mianserin
 - Oxaprotiline
 - Setiptiline
 
Vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT) inhibitors
Releasing agents
- Morpholines
 - Fenbutrazate
 - Morazone
 - Phendimetrazine
 - Phenmetrazine
 
- Oxazolines
 - Aminorex
 - Clominorex
 - Cyclazodone
 - Fenozolone
 - Fluminorex
 - 4-Methylaminorex
 - Pemoline
 - Thozalinone
 
- Phenethylamines (also amphetamines, cathinones, phentermines, etc.)
 - 2-OH-PEA
 - 4-CAB
 - 4-FA
 - 4-FMA
 - 4-MA
 - 4-MMA
 - Alfetamine
 - Amfecloral
 - Amfepentorex
 - Amfepramone
 - Amphetamine
 - Amphetaminil
 - β-Me-PEA
 - BDB
 - Benzphetamine
 - BOH
 - Buphedrone
 - Butylone
 - Cathine
 - Cathinone
 - Clobenzorex
 - Clortermine
 - D-Deprenyl
 - Dimethylamphetamine
 - Dimethylcathinone (dimethylpropion, metamfepramone)
 - DMA
 - DMMA
 - EBDB
 - Ephedrine
 - Ethcathinone
 - Ethylamphetamine
 - Ethylone
 - Famprofazone
 - Fenethylline
 - Fenproporex
 - Flephedrone
 - Fludorex
 - Furfenorex
 - Hordenine
 - IAP
 - IMP
 - Lisdexamfetamine
 - Lophophine
 - MBDB
 - MDA (tenamfetamine)
 - MDEA
 - MDMA
 - MDMPEA
 - MDOH
 - MDPEA
 - Mefenorex
 - Mephedrone
 - Mephentermine
 - Methamphetamine
 - Methcathinone
 - Methedrone
 - Methylone
 - NAP
 - Ortetamine
 - Paredrine
 - pBA
 - pCA
 - Pentorex (phenpentermine)
 - Phenethylamine
 - Pholedrine
 - Phenpromethamine
 - Phentermine
 - Phenylpropanolamine
 - pIA
 - Prenylamine
 - Propylamphetamine
 - Pseudoephedrine
 - Selegiline (L-deprenyl)
 - Tiflorex
 - Tyramine
 - Xylopropamine
 - Zylofuramine
 
- Piperazines
 - Benzylpiperazine (BZP)
 - 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-bromobenzylpiperazine (2C-B-BZP)
 - Methylbenzylpiperazine (MBZP)
 - Metachlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP)
 - Methylenedioxybenzylpiperazine (MDBZP)
 - Methoxyphenylpiperazine (MeOPP)
 - Parafluorophenylpiperazine (pFPP)
 
- Others
 - 2-Amino-1,2-dihydronaphthalene
 - 2-Aminoindane
 - 2-Aminotetralin
 - 2-Benzylpiperidine
 - 4-Benzylpiperidine
 - Clofenciclan
 - Cyclopentamine
 - Cypenamine
 - Cyprodenate
 - Feprosidnine
 - Gilutensin
 - Heptaminol
 - Hexacyclonate
 - Indanorex
 - 5-Iodo-2-aminoindane (5-IAI)
 - Isometheptene
 - Methylhexanamine
 - Octodrine
 - Phthalimidopropiophenone
 - Propylhexedrine
 - Tuaminoheptane
 
Enzyme inhibitors
Anabolism
Phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) inhibitors
Tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitors
- 3-Iodotyrosine
 - Aquayamycin
 - Bulbocapnine
 - Metirosine
 - Oudenone
 
Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AAAD) inhibitors
Dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DBH) inhibitors
- Bupicomide
 - Disulfiram
 - Dopastin
 - Fusaric acid
 - Nepicastat
 - Phenopicolinic acid
 - Tropolone
 
Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PNMT) inhibitors
- CGS-19281A
 - SKF-64139
 - SKF-7698
 
Catabolism
Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors
- Nonselective
 - Benmoxin
 - Caroxazone
 - Echinopsidine
 - Furazolidone
 - Hydralazine
 - Indantadol
 - Iproclozide
 - Iproniazid
 - Isocarboxazid
 - Isoniazid
 - Linezolid
 - Mebanazine
 - Metfendrazine
 - Nialamide
 - Octamoxin
 - Paraxazone
 - Phenelzine
 - Pheniprazine
 - Phenoxypropazine
 - Pivalylbenzhydrazine
 - Procarbazine
 - Safrazine
 - Tranylcypromine
 
- MAO-A selective
 - Amiflamine
 - Bazinaprine
 - Befloxatone
 - Befol
 - Brofaromine
 - Cimoxatone
 - Clorgiline
 - Esuprone
 - Harmala alkaloids
- harmine
 - harmaline
 - tetrahydroharmine
 - harman
 - norharman
 - etc.
 
 - Methylene Blue
 - Metralindole
 - Minaprine
 - Moclobemide
 - Pirlindole
 - Sercloremine
 - Tetrindole
 - Toloxatone
 - Tyrima
 
- MAO-B selective
 - D-Deprenyl
 - Selegiline (L-deprenyl)
 - Ladostigil
 - Lazabemide
 - Milacemide
 - Mofegiline
 - Pargyline
 - Rasagiline
 - Safinamide
 
MAO-B inhibitors also influence norepinephrine/epinephrine levels since they inhibit the breakdown of their precursor dopamine.
Catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT) inhibitors
Others
Precursors

Cofactors
- Ferrous iron (Fe2+)
 - S-Adenosyl-L-methionine
 - Vitamin B3
- niacin
 - nicotinamide → NADPH
 
 - Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, pyridoxamine, pyridoxal → Pyridoxal phosphate)
 - Vitamin B9 (folic acid → tetrahydrofolic acid)
 - Vitamin C
 - Zinc (Zn2+)
 
Activity enhancers
- Benzofuranylpropylaminopentane (BPAP)
 - Phenylpropylaminopentane (PPAP)
 
Release blockers
- Bethanidine
 - Bretylium
 - Guanadrel
 - Guanazodine
 - Guanclofine
 - Guanethidine
 - Guanoxan
 
Toxins
- Oxidopamine (6-hydroxydopamine)
 
References
- ↑ Prischich, Davia; Gomila, Alexandre M. J.; Milla-Navarro, Santiago; Sangüesa, Gemma; Diez-Alarcia, Rebeca; Preda, Beatrice; Matera, Carlo; Batlle, Montserrat; Ramírez, Laura; Giralt, Ernest; Hernando, Jordi; Guasch, Eduard; Meana, J. Javier; de la Villa, Pedro; Gorostiza, Pau (2020). "Adrenergic modulation with photochromic ligands". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. doi:10.1002/anie.202010553. hdl:2434/778579. ISSN 1433-7851.
 





