nylidrin HCl

nylidrin HCl (nī´lidrn),

n brand name: Arlidin;
drug class: peripheral vasodilator, β-adrenergic agonist;
action: acts on β-adrenergic receptors to dilate arterioles in skeletal muscles; increases cardiac output; may have direct vasodilatory effect on vascular smooth muscle;
uses: arteriosclerosis obliterans, thromboangiitis obliterans, diabetic vascular disease, night leg cramps, Raynaud's disease, ischemic ulcer, frostbite, primary cochlear cell ischemia.