Clonidine is an alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonist which has been used for over 20 years to treat
hypertension. It has recently, however, found a new and possibly significant role in …

For decades the adrenergic alpha2 agonist clonidine has been considered to be one of the
classical, centrally acting antihypertensive agents. In addition to its antihypertensive and …

A number of decades have passed since the beginning of clinical use of clonidine.
Nowadays, there is growing role defined for clonidine, an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist, used …

During the past decade clonidine has been investigated as an adjuvant for general and
regional anaesthesia and in the postoperative period. There is no doubt that clonidine …

Clonidine is classified as an imidazoline and it is the prototypical alpha-2 receptor agonists.
It has been used for several years to treat hypertension. It has also been used,“off label”, for …

There has been an explosion of papers on the use of clonidine in anaesthesia in the last 5
years. In man, clonidine has been demonstrated to promote sleepiness but not sleep, to …

Abstract Background and Aims: The alpha-2-adrenergic agonist drugs are now widely used
in anesthesiology for multiple purposes and are not limited only to intraoperative and …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate oral clonidine in a dose of 0.3 mg as a routine
premedicant. Sixty-nine normotensive female patients were studied in a randomized double …

Clonidine, an alpha-2 agonist, is most widely known and used as an antihypertensive agent.
Although most of the focus on clonidine is on its ability to reduce blood pressure, it also has …

The utility of clonidine for hypertensive patients presenting for major vascular procedures
remains debatable. Twenty-one hypertensive patients presenting for aortic surgery were …