Formoterol Fumarate

**Definition:** An ADRENERGIC BETA-2 RECEPTOR AGONIST with a prolonged duration of action. It is used to manage ASTHMA and in the treatment of CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE.

**Tree numbers:** - D02.033.100.291.425 - D02.092.063.291.425

**Synonyms:** - 3-Formylamino-4-hydroxy-alpha-(N-1-methyl-2-p-methoxyphenethylaminomethyl)benzyl alcohol.hemifumarate - Formoterol Fumarate, ((R*,R*)-(+-))-isomer