General Information of This Drug (ID: DM1WXA6)

Drug Name
Lofexidine   DM1WXA6
Synonyms
Britlofex; Lofexidina; Lofexidinum; Britlofex (TN); Lofexidina [INN-Spanish]; Lofexidine (INN); Lofexidine [INN:BAN]; Lofexidinum [INN-Latin]; 1H-Imidazole, 2-(1-(2,6-dichlorophenoxy)ethyl)-4,5-dihydro-(9CI); 2-(1-(2,6-Dichlorophenoxy)ethyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole; 2-(a-(2,6-dichlorophenoxy)ethyl)2-imidazoline; 2-(alpha-(2,6-Dichlorophenoxy)ethyl)2-imidazoline; 2-(alpha-(2,6-dichlorophenoxy)ethyl) delta-2-imidazoline; 2-[1-(2,6-dichlorophenoxy)ethyl]-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole; 2-{1-[(2,6-dichlorophenyl)oxy]ethyl}-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole
Indication
Disease Entry ICD 11 Status REF
Heroin and opiate withdrawal 6C43 Approved [1]
Opioid dependence 6C43.2Z Approved [2]
Therapeutic Class
Antihypertensive Agents
Drug Type
Small molecular drug
Structure
3D MOL 2D MOL

List of Combinatorial Drugs (CBD) Containing This Drug

1 Clinical Trial Drug Combination(s) Consisting of This drug
DrugCom Name DrugCom ID Component Drug Indication REF
Lofexidine + Marinol DC45NE1 Marinol Cannabis Dependence [3]
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References

1 A Phase 3 placebo-controlled, double-blind, multi-site trial of the alpha-2-adrenergic agonist, lofexidine, for opioid withdrawal. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2008 Sep 1;97(1-2):158-68.
2 2018 FDA drug approvals.Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2019 Feb;18(2):85-89.
3 ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01020019) Combined Pharmacotherapy for Cannabis Dependency