Nitrate (pharmacology)
A nitrovasodilator is a pharmaceutical agent that causes vasodilation (widening of blood vessels) by donation of nitric oxide (NO), and is mostly used for the treatment and prevention of angina pectoris. This group of drugs includes nitrates (esters of nitric acid), which are reduced to NO in the body, as well as some other substances. Examples Here is a list of examples of the nitrate type (in alphabetical order): #Diethylene glycol dinitrate #Glyceryl trinitrate (nitroglycerin) #Isosorbide mononitrate and dinitrate # Itramin tosilate # Nicorandil (which additionally acts as a potassium channel opener) # Pentaerithrityl tetranitrate # Propatylnitrate # Sinitrodil #Tenitramine # Trolnitrate Nitrovasodilators which aren't nitrates include molsidomine and its active metabolite linsidomine, as well as sodium nitroprusside. These substances do not need to be reduced to donate NO. Medical uses The nitrates are used for the treatment and prevention of angina and acute my ...
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