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Xylazine is an analogue of clonidine and an agonist at the α2 class of adrenergic receptor; it is used for sedation, anesthesia, muscle relaxation, and analgesia in animals such as horses, cattle and other non-human mammals.[1] Veterinarians also use xylazine as an emetic, especially in cats.[2]
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Formula | C12H16N2S |
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In veterinary anesthesia, xylazine is often used in combination with ketamine. It is sold under many brand names worldwide, most notably the Bayer brand name Rompun.[1] It is also marketed as Anased, Sedazine, and Chanazine.[3] The drug interactions vary with different animals.[4][5][6]
It has become a drug of abuse, particularly in Puerto Rico,[7] where it is diverted from stocks used by equine veterinarians and used as a cutting agent for heroin.[8]