Sympathomimetic drug
STIMULANT COMPOUNDS
Sympathomimetics; Sympathomimetic; Symphatomimetics; Symphatomimetic; Symphatomimetic amines; Sympathomimetic amine; Adrenergic agent; Adrenergic drug; Sympathomimetic agents; Sympatomimetic; Sympathomimetic agent; Pressor agent; Adrenergic stimulating drug; Sympathomimetic effects; Sympathomimetic effect; Sympathomimetic drugs; Sympathomimetic medication; Sympathomimetic medications; Sympathomimetic therapy; Sympathomimetic therapies; Sympathomimetic compound; Sympathomimetic compounds; Sympathomimetic substance; Sympathomimetic substances
Sympathomimetic drugs (also known as adrenergic drugs and adrenergic amines) are stimulant compounds which mimic the effects of endogenous agonists of the sympathetic nervous system. Examples of sympathomimetic effects include increases in heart rate, force of cardiac contraction, and blood pressure.