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 MedicineOnline.com Drug Information: Amyl Nitrite (Systemic)
Amyl nitrite (AM-il NYE-trite) is related to the nitrate medicines and is used by inhalation to relieve the pain of angina attacks.
Amyl nitrite may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Children—Studies on this medicine have been done only in adult patients and there is no specific information comparing use of amyl nitrite in children with use in other age groups.
http://www.medicineonline.com/druginfo/info2/Amyl_Nitrite_Systemic   (1208 words)

  
 Data Sheet
Amyl nitrite causes a non-specific relaxation of smooth muscle with the most prominant actions occurring in vascular smooth muscle.
Mild, transitory headache, dizziness and flushing of the face are common with the use of amyl nitrite.
Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when amyl nitrite is administered to a nursing woman.
http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/Profs/datasheet/a/Amylnitriteinhferal.htm   (826 words)

  
 Psychosexual Aspects of the Volatile Nitrites
Nitrites are reported by many women to be useful for a chief female sexual dysfunction -- distraction -- in which peripheral thoughts of unfinished business, child care, body self-consciousness and day-to-day domestic annoyances block the abandonment to sensation, vital for a full sexual experience.
The basic pharmacological action of the nitrites is relaxation of vascular smooth muscles.
Thirty percent of new workers in a nitrite bottling plant experienced headache; this is similar to the vascular headache reported years ago among workers in nitroglycerine plants.
http://nepenthes.lycaeum.org/Drugs/Misc/volnitr.html   (1702 words)

  
 Thomas Lowry
Amyl nitrite was first used medically over a century ago Brunton 1867) to treat the chest pains of angina pectoris and has been widely studied (Cash & Dunston 1894).
Amyl (and the related isobutyl nitrite) is now used chiefly to enhance sexual activities, but is also used to make disco dancing a more vivid experience.
Inhalation of amyl nitrite produces a dramatic vasodilation over the face, neck and upper shoulders, with warmth and redness; there is a rapid fall in systemic and pulmonary vascular resistance and a precipitous drop in systemic arterial pressure.
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 Amyl Nitrite
Amyl nitrite relaxes the smooth muscle of the blood vessels and increases the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart.
To prevent or relieve attacks of angina (chest pain associated with heart disease).
For relief of headache (very common following use of amyl nitrate), take acetaminophen.
http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/drugs_view/1,1524,35,00.html   (510 words)

  
 Amyl Nitrite - Drugs & Vitamins - Drug Library - DrugDigest
Use amyl nitrite at the first sign of an angina attack (chest pain or tightness).
This does not apply as amyl nitrite is only for use in an anginal attack.
Ask your prescriber or health care professional what your heart rate and blood pressure should be and when you should contact him or her.
http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/DVH/Uses/0,3915,7843Amyl+Nitrite,00.html   (678 words)

  
 Nitrous Oxide & Nitrite Inhalants: Funny Facts
Still, if you need it, amyl nitrite is good medicine &; or was, before it was replaced by newer drugs.
Short-term problems linked to use of nitrites are relatively minor, but can be painful nonetheless.
Until then, physicians had often treated heart disease with phlebotomy, a scientific name for the unscientific technique of bleeding a patient with leeches to rid the body of disease-causing "impurities."
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 Echocardiography
In 70% the murmur decreased with orthostatism and in the children who inhaled amyl nitrite, the murmur showed a behavior suggestive of aortic ejective origin.
All of the 76 subjects had normal baseline echocardiograms, and all had a satisfactory hemodynamic response to amyl nitrite.
To investigate further, we performed M-mode echocardiography (MME) during standing and after the inhalation of amyl nitrite in 17 patients (group 1) selected for auscultatory evidence of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) but negative supine MME.
http://www2.umdnj.edu/~shindler/amyl.html   (6149 words)

  
 GHB
Nitrite inhalants (including amyl, butyl, and isobutyl nitrite) have been used since 1867, when amyl nitrite was found to have clinical utility in the management of coronary insufficiency.
The inhalation of volatile nitrite vapours produces diffuse relaxation of smooth muscle, thereby causing an intense vasodilation with flushing, a fall in blood pressure, an d a reflex tachycardia.
These studies have helped clarify the association between nitrite inhalant use, immune dysfunction, and evolving patterns of AIDS expression.
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~apfdfy/nitrate.html   (1212 words)

  
 Medical And Nursing Management Of An Amyl Nitrite Overdose In Intensive Care.
Amyl nitrite is used medically to dilate the coronary vessels and to reduce blood pressure.
Nitrites dilate blood vessels throughout the body by a direct relaxant effect on smooth muscle.
Emphasis is placed upon his medical and nursing care whilst he was in ITU.
http://www.ciap.health.nsw.gov.au/hospolic/stvincents/1993/a05.html   (2113 words)

  
 Toxicology of Methyl Nitrite and Related Compounds
D.R.Klonne, C.E.Ulrich, J.Weissman, A.K.Morgan, Acute inhalation toxicity of aliphatic (C1-C5) nitrites in rats.
There are much more data on the abused drugs butyl and amyl nitrite.
They are known to depress the function of the immune system in both humans and animals.(13) They can also induce respiratory problems such as tracheobronchitis, cough, and dyspnea(14).
http://www.garynull.com/Documents/MTBE/Toxicology.htm   (1342 words)

  
 Poppers history
1867 Doctors discovered that the vasodilatory effects of amyl nitrite was causing the smooth muscles to relax which was found to be beneficial to patients with heart pain.
1984 Cover story of Time Magazine investigates the connection between the abuse of alkyl nitrites and AIDS or AIDS related diseases and concludes that there is no sensible and objective reason to suspect nitrites in any of these respects.
1987 New England Journal of Medicine issue a report about AIDS and the use of nitrites and concluded that the research "failed to support previously reported associations between the use of nitrites and an elevated cyrtomegalovirusantibody filter or Karposi's sarcoma."
http://www.liquidaromas.com/history.html   (1060 words)

  
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In the summer of 1996 the Royal Pharmaceutical Society first banned the sale of nitrites in the UK citing: "Our primary concerns were the health risks associated with the drug, including the suggestive links between poppers and Kaposi’s sarcoma" (Pink Paper.
This association logically leads to the hypothesis that there is a causal relationship between nitrites and KS, perhaps mediated by the formation of N-nitroso compounds.”
“Multivariate analysis showed that the variable most strongly associated with Kaposi's sarcoma was the use of large quantities of nitrite inhalants...This study suggests that the use of nitrite inhalants may be a cofactor in the development of Kaposi's sarcoma”
http://www.rethinking.org/aids/cite/topic_196.html   (1656 words)

  
 BBC - Crime Drugs - Amyl Nitrite
First produced in the 19th century it was used to ease chest pains (angina), but the drug first became popular for recreational use in the UK disco scene of the 1970s, and at dance and rave venues throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
Taking amyl nitrites with drink or a combination of other drugs is extremely dangerous.
It is illegal to sell amyl nitrites if they are to be inhaled, as this could then be termed a medicine and would be controlled under the Medicines Act.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/crime/drugs/amylnitrite.shtml   (516 words)

  
 Salon.com Health Erotic inhaling
As for other long-term effects, there is no research data one way or the other.
This drug is very volatile (also flammable) and is made for inhaling.
Some people use the drug to relax the anus, allowing easier penetration during anal sex.
http://archive.salon.com/health/addiction/drugs/2000/08/02/amyl/print.html   (819 words)

  
 Erowid Inhalants Vault : Amyl Nitrite Info
Amyl nitrite was defined as a 'medical use only' drug and its manufacture and sale made illegal.
Needless to say when used as a recreational drug it can produce quite a euphoric feeling (but the buzz only lasts for a short time similar to laughing gas).* My experience with amyl nitrite does not include mixing it with sex.
Date: 6 May 93 13:35:51 +1200 Amyl nitrite is a rush.
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/inhalants/inhalants_info1.shtml   (899 words)

  
 Poppers - Rush - Amyl - Liquid Aromas Online
The rush kicks in immediately, and for a few moments you'll feel like the bass drum has got inside your head, the lights have been turned up to a zillion watts and your heart is attempting a solo flight.
Poppers are all about nitrites, that's what does the trick.
Amyl nitrite is sometimes thought to be more potent, but it is actually less potent.
http://www.queertampa.com/poppers.html   (520 words)

  
 PWD - Makers of Rush - the number one selling liquid incense in the world - not to be used as poppers.
Although research indicates it is generally safe to do so, we do not encourage the misuse of our products as poppers.
We are not responsible for the media claims that liquid aromas or poppers are said to be aphrodisiacs or sex drugs, and we do not endorse such claims.
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 Amyl Nitrite
Pharmacy: Drugs and Medications: A: Amyl Nitrite: Amyl Nitrite
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 amyl nitrite --  Encyclopædia Britannica
He is best known for his discovery that amyl nitrite relieves the pain of angina pectoris.
The drug is useful in treating cyanide poisoning.
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9042960   (682 words)

  
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Effects on the human immune system of volatile nitrite inhalation were studied in 18 male volunteers.
Under these conditions nitrites are cytotoxic and immunotoxic in animals and humans (Haverkos HW, Dougherty JA (eds.) Health Hazards of Nitrite Inhalants, 1988, US.
Amyl nitrite alters human in vitro immune function.
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 Methylene blue: a treatment for severe methaemoglobinaemia secondary to misuse of amyl nitrite -- Modarai et al. 19 ...
The use of volatile nitrites as drugs of misuse make them a
secondary to misuse of amyl nitrite are presented.
Methylene blue: a treatment for severe methaemoglobinaemia secondary to misuse of amyl nitrite
http://emj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/19/3/270   (1033 words)

  
 Benzonitrile
If not breathing, give oxygen and amyl nitrite immediately by means of a positive pressure respirator (artificial respiration).
If consciousness is impaired (non-responsiveness, slurred speech, confusion, drowsiness) or the patient is unconscious but breathing, give oxygen and amyl nitrite by means of a respirator.
If ingested and the patient is conscious, immediately give the patient activated charcoal slurry.
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 RUSH® Liquid Incense® World's Best Selling Brand Liquid Aroma®
Although research indicates it is generally safe to do so, we do not encourage the misuse of our products as poppers.
We are not responsible for the media claims that "RUSH® poppers" or "RAM® poppers" are said to be "aphrodisiacs" or "sex drugs", and we do not endorse such claims.
We are not responsible for the media claims that "Rush poppers" or "RAM poppers" are said to be "aphrodisiacs" or "sex drugs", and we do not endorse such claims.
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 Amyl nitrite Dosage, Interactions, Side Effects, How to Use
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As an antidote to cyanide poisoning, amyl nitrite promotes formation of methemoglobin which combines with cyanide to form the nontoxic cyanmethemoglobin.
http://www.healthdigest.org/drug-prescribing-database/amyl-nitrite-1437.htm   (197 words)

  
 Amyl nitrite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amyl nitrite is also used to treat cyanide poisoning.
Physical effects include headache, flushing of the face, decrease in blood pressure, increase in pulse, dizziness and relaxation of involuntary muscles, especially the blood vessel walls and the anal sphincter.
On heating with methanol, it is converted into isoamyl alcohol and methyl nitrite; a similar reaction takes place with ethanol, but the change is less complete.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyl_nitrite   (452 words)

  
 Amyl Nitrite
Researchers based at the US National Institute on Drug Abuse have been studying the physiological effects of nitrites, and their research results suggest that use of this drug can cause 'sustained alterations to the human immune system', and may be connected to the development of cancers such as Karposi's Sarcoma.
Nitrites are known to be potent inhibitors of the human immune system, and there is currently some debate about the role these substances have with regard to AIDS.
The other main effect is as a muscle relaxant; poppers have been popular within the gay scene for a number of years for this reason.
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 Amyl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amyl is also a slang term for amyl nitrite when used as a recreational drug.
This usage may derive from the presence of amyl alcohol in fusel oil, itself often fermented from starches.
There are eight possible isomers of amyl; see under pentyl for more information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyl   (209 words)

  
 SC DAODAS Information Clearinghouse Drug Information Inhalants Amyl Nitrite
It is used for heart patients who suffer from angina by relaxing the smooth muscle tissue of the heart.
Amyl nitrite is very similar to butyl nitrite.
While it does not have the same odor as butyl nitrite, it has a similar effect.
http://www.daodas.state.sc.us/web/infosite/druginfo/amyl.html   (92 words)

  
 amyl nitrite
Severe myocardial ischemia leading to infarction or death may occur after abrupt withdrawal of long-term nitrate therapy.
Amyl nitrite is a highly volatile liquid and its inhalable vapors provide for very rapid absorption which avoids the hepatic first-pass effect.
http://lysine.pharm.utah.edu/netpharm/netpharm_00/druglist/amyl_nitrite.htm   (141 words)

  
 Amyl Nitrite Poppers information
While there are no really dangerous aftereffects from amyl nitrite, some users do experience headache, flushing, nausea, and/or vomiting.
Still another effect resulting from the use of amyl nitrite is the relaxation of the involuntary muscles, including the sphincter, which has made it popular among gays.
People with low blood pressure should avoid the drug because one of its effects is the further lowering of blood pressure.
http://www.poppers-store.com/amyl-nitrite.html   (204 words)

  
 Poppers, amyl
Amyl nitrite can only be issued by pharmacies under the Medicine Act.
This makes it dangerous for people with anaemia, glaucoma, breathing or heart problems.
The effects on blood pressure and vascular flow may be dangerous to pregnant women.
http://www.joson.com/alleyways/drugs/poppers.htm   (271 words)

  
 Profound bradycardia after amyl nitrite in patients with a tendency to vasovagal episodes -- Rosoff and Cohen 55 (1): ...
Profound bradycardia after amyl nitrite in patients with a tendency to vasovagal episodes
Profound bradycardia after amyl nitrite in patients with a tendency to vasovagal episodes -- Rosoff and Cohen 55 (1): 97 -- Heart
Two patients with mild aortic insufficiency inhaled amyl nitrite during
http://heart.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/55/1/97   (83 words)

  
 Amyl Nitrite Leaflet
Amyl can be dangerous to those who have low blood pressure or a heart condition and swallowing the drug is also dangerous.
It reduces blood pressure and makes the heart pump faster, causing a “rush”, dizzness and sometimes a blackout.
http://www.shb.ie/content1788361836_1.cfm   (77 words)

  
 Fact Sheet - INHALANTS
Reports of amyl nitrite abuse occurred before 1979, when it was available without a prescription.
The immediate effects include decreased blood pressure, followed by an increased heart rate, flushed face and neck, dizziness, and headache.
Amyl nitrite and butyl nitrite are inhalants that also are abused.
http://www.well.com/user/woa/fsinhale.htm   (723 words)

  
 amyl nitrate
Amyl nitrate is chemically related to nitroglycerin and has been used for many years to treat angina pectoris.
It is also effective in the emergency management of cyanide poisoning by causing the oxidation of hemoglobin to the compound methemoglobin.
Cyanide poisoning often produces a bitter almond breath ordor (not all persons can detect the odor).
http://www.templejc.edu/dept/ems/DRUGS/amylnitrate.html   (118 words)

  
 Amyl Nitrite
Hawthorn may intensify the blood pressure-lowering effect of amyl nitrite.
A lower dose of the medication may be warranted.
Ephedra may interfere with the rate, rhythm, and force of the heartbeat and raise blood pressure.
http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/drugs_interact/1,1748,35,00.html   (88 words)

  
 Cellular immunotoxicity of amyl nitrite.
Functional deficits in lymphocyte interaction following occasional or chronic exposure to inhaled nitrites may be a potential contributing but not the etiologic factor in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
These effects on cellular function were demonstrated following 5, 10, and 15 minutes of amyl nitrite vapor exposure; some effect on all cellular functions was demonstrated at 5 minutes.
These effects may be a potential factor in the alterations of phenotypic markers on T lymphocyte populations, as well as, a potential contributing factor in the functional deficit of mononuclear cells in patients with AIDS.
http://www.aegis.com/aidsline/1984/jun/M8460013.html   (479 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - amyl nitrite
Nitrosamines, group of chemicals that have caused cancer in some animals under laboratory conditions.
MSN Encarta - Search Results - amyl nitrite
Esters such as amyl acetate (banana oil), ethyl acetate, and cyclohexanol acetate are the principal solvents for lacquer preparations.
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 MDAdvice.com - Health Library - Prescription & Non-Prescription Drugs - AMYL NITRITE INHALANT
MDAdvice.com - Health Library - Prescription & Non-Prescription Drugs - AMYL NITRITE INHALANT
Serious, harmful side effects may occur when amyl nitrate is abused.
Cover the glass capsule with a protective cloth and then crush between your fingers.
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 amyl nitrite - OneLook Dictionary Search
Amyl Nitrite : Glossary of Drug Terms [home, info]
amyl nitrite : The On-line Medical Dictionary [home, info]
We found 12 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word amyl nitrite:
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 Amyl Nitrite
SYNONYM(s): n-Amyl Nitrite; Nitramyl; 1-Nitropentane; Pentyl Nitrite; Pentyl Alcohol Nitrite
http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_218715.html   (55 words)

  
 Alternative methods of administering amyl nitrite to victims of cyanide poisoning -- Donoghue 60 (2): 147 -- ...
The traditional method of administering amyl nitrite to a victim
Alternative methods of administering amyl nitrite to victims of cyanide poisoning -- Donoghue 60 (2): 147 -- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Sauer SW, Keim ME. Hydroxocobalamin: improved public health readiness for cyanide disasters.
http://oem.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/60/2/147-a   (239 words)

  
 amyl nitrite - definition of amyl nitrite by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
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amyl nitrite - definition of amyl nitrite by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
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 Erowid Experience Vaults: Inhalants - Nitrites (also Amyl Nitrite, Butyl Nitrite) Main Index
Experience Reports are the writings and opinions of the individual authors who submit them.
Erowid Experience Vaults: Inhalants - Nitrites (also Amyl Nitrite, Butyl Nitrite) Main Index
5-MeO-DiPT, Cannabis, Amyl Nitrite, Alcohol, MDMA, Mushrooms & Methamphetamine
http://www.erowid.org/experiences/subs/exp_Inhalants_-_Nitrites.shtml   (84 words)

  
 AMYL NITRITE - A Text-Book of Materia Medica. By Pr.  Allen Corson Cowperthwaite
The administration of the drug being persisted in, the impulse of the heart grows rapidly weaker, until its power is more or less nearly extinguished, and death soon results from failure of respiration.
AMYL NITRITE - A Text-Book of Materia Medica.
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 Health/Pharmacy/Drugs and Medications/A/Amyl Nitrite -- The Doctors Lounge(TM)
Health/Pharmacy/Drugs and Medications/A/Amyl Nitrite -- The Doctors Lounge(TM)
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 NTP: Testing Status: AMYL NITRITE 10006-H
The National Toxicology Program is headquartered on the NIEHS campus in Research Triangle Park, NC.
Link to Data Search (Data are not available for all studies.)
Home >> Testing Information >> Testing Status of Agents at NTP >> Testing Status: AMYL NITRITE 10006-H
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 Lycaeum > Leda > Amyl nitrite
The container is opened and a small amount of the fumes inhaled.
Pentyl Alcohol Nitrite; Nitrous acid, pentyl ester; n-amyl nitrite; nitramyl, C
Lycaeum > Leda > Chemicals > Alkyl compounds > Alkyl nitrites > Amyl nitrite
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 MSN Encarta - Dictionary - amyl nitrite definition
MSN Encarta - Dictionary - amyl nitrite definition
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