Guanfacine

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Guanfacine

Description of the Drug

Guanfacine is an alpha-2A adrenergic receptor agonist used to treat ADHD.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB01018

Brand Name(s)

Intuniv

Company Owner(s)

Epic Pharma Llc, Apotex Inc, Takeda Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc, Sandoz Inc, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Watson Laboratories Inc, Twi Pharmaceuticals Inc, Actavis Elizabeth Llc, Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa, Yichang Humanwell Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Adrenergic receptor alpha-2 PROTEIN FAMILY AGONIST CHEMBL2095158

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL35094
PharmGKB PA449825
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0015153
DrugBank DB01018
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 15391685
PubChem 3519
LINCS LSM-2716
Nikkaji J21.225C
BindingDB 81984
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID9046944
DrugCentral 1343
ChemicalBook CB3875216 CB72509249
Guide to Pharmacology 522
rxnorm INTUNIV GUANFACINE GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE
KEGG Ligand C07037
ChEBI 5558
ZINC ZINC000003872738