Definitions for "Sympathomimetic"
adj., Producing effects resembling those of impulses transmitted by the postganglionic fibres of the sympathetic nervous system. n., Agent that produces effects resembling those of impulses transmitted by the postganglionic fibres of the sympathetic nervous system. SN adrenergic
producing effects mimicking those brought about by the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
Mimicking or potentiating sympathetic nervous system activity.
Sympathomimetic(s) asthma medications (e.g. adrenalin, albuterol and psuedoephedrine) are used as either bronchodilators in asthma or decongestants in eye, nose, and sinus allergy. Modern sympathomimetic asthma medications are usually selective in that they stimulate mostly the beta 2 receptors in the lung causing bronchodilation (e.g. albuterol). While those sympathomimetics used to treat upper respiratory allergy also stimulate alpha-receptors causing the blood vessels to contract and thereby decreasing congestion due to allergic reactions ( e.g. pseudoephedrine, phenylpropolamine).
A medication similar to amphetamine, but is less powerful and has less potential for addiction than amphetamine.
an appetite suppressant typically used for the short-term treatment of obesity
relating to epinephrine (its release or action)