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PubChem
| Name: | Cocaine |
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| PubChem Compound ID: | 3518588 |
| Description: | An alkaloid ester extracted from the leaves of plants including coca. It is a local anesthetic and vasoconstrictor and is clinically used for that purpose, particularly in the eye, ear, nose, and throat. It also has powerful central nervous system effects similar to the amphetamines and is a drug of abuse. Cocaine, like amphetamines, acts by multiple mechanisms on brain catecholaminergic neurons; the mechanism of its reinforcing effects is thought to involve inhibition of dopamine uptake. |
| Molecular formula: | C17H22NO4+ |
| Molecular weight: | 304.361 g/mol |
DrugBank
Identification
| Name: | Cocaine |
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| Name (isomeric): | DB00907 |
| Drug Type: | small molecule |
| Description: | An alkaloid ester extracted from the leaves of plants including coca. It is a local anesthetic and vasoconstrictor and is clinically used for that purpose, particularly in the eye, ear, nose, and throat. It also has powerful central nervous system effects similar to the amphetamines and is a drug of abuse. Cocaine, like amphetamines, acts by multiple mechanisms on brain catecholaminergic neurons; the mechanism of its reinforcing effects is thought to involve inhibition of dopamine uptake. |
| Synonyms: |
Green Gold; Zip; Kokan; G-Rock; Happy Dust; Happy Powder; Trails; L-Cocaine; Cocktail; Blast.
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| Brand: | Cocaine |
| Category: | Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors, Local Anesthetics, Vasoconstrictor Agents, Anesthetics, Anesthetics, Local |
| CAS number: | 50-36-2 |
Pharmacology
| Indication: | For the introduction of local (topical) anesthesia of accessible mucous membranes of the oral, laryngeal and nasal cavities. |
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| Pharmacology: | Cocaine is a local anesthetic indicated for the introduction of local (topical) anesthesia of accessible mucous membranes of the oral, laryngeal and nasal cavities. |
| Mechanism of Action: |
Cocaine produces anesthesia by inhibiting excitation of nerve endings or by blocking conduction in peripheral nerves. This is achieved by reversibly binding to and inactivating sodium channels. Sodium influx through these channels is necessary for the depolarization of nerve cell membranes and subsequent propagation of impulses along the course of ...
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| Absorption: | Cocaine is absorbed from all sites of application, including mucous membranes and gastrointestinal mucosa. By oral or intra-nasal route, 60 to 80% of cocaine is absorbed. |
| Biotransformation: | Hepatic. Cocaine is metabolized to benzoylecgonine and ecgonine methyl ester, which are both excreted in the urine. In the presence of alcohol, a further active metabolite, cocaethylene is formed, and is more toxic then cocaine itself. |
| Half Life: | 1 hour |
| Toxicity: | Intense agitation, convulsions, hypertension, rhythm disturbance, coronary insufficiency, hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, and renal impairment. Oral mouse LD50 = 96 mg/kg |
| Affected organisms: | Humans and other mammals |
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