"Clonidine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An imidazoline sympatholytic agent that stimulates ALPHA-2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS and central IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTORS. It is commonly used in the management of HYPERTENSION.
| Descriptor ID |
D003000
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.129.308.436.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Clonidine Hydrochloride- Clonidine Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Clonidine
- Clonidine Monohydrochloride
- Monohydrochloride, Clonidine
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Clonidine" by people in Profiles.
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Anbalagan S, Anderson V, Favara MT, Stark D, Carola D, Solarin K, Adeniyi-Jones S, Kraft WK, Aghai ZH. Buprenorphine vs. morphine: impact on neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) outcomes in a single center retrospective study. J Perinatol. 2025 Apr; 45(4):473-479.
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Hannon CP, Fillingham YA, Spangehl MJ, Karas V, Kamath AF, Casambre FD, Verity TJ, Nelson N, Hamilton WG, Della Valle CJ. The Efficacy and Safety of Periarticular Injection in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Direct Meta-Analysis. J Arthroplasty. 2022 10; 37(10):1928-1938.e9.
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Choudhry DK, Brenn BR, Sacks K, Shah S. Evaluation of Gabapentin and Clonidine Use in Children Following Spinal Fusion Surgery for Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Retrospective Review. J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 Oct; 39(9):e687-e693.
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Jones HE, Kraft WK. Analgesia, Opioids, and Other Drug Use During Pregnancy and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Clin Perinatol. 2019 06; 46(2):349-366.
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Danoff JR, Goel R, Henderson RA, Fraser J, Sharkey PF. Periarticular Ropivacaine Cocktail Is Equivalent to Liposomal Bupivacaine Cocktail in Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2018 08; 33(8):2455-2459.
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Weinstein ZM, Cheng DM, Quinn E, Hui D, Kim H, Gryczynski G, Samet JH. Psychoactive medications and disengagement from office based opioid treatment (obot) with buprenorphine. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2017 Jan 01; 170:9-16.
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Choudhry DK, Brenn BR, Sacks K, Reichard K. Continuous chest wall ropivacaine infusion for analgesia in children undergoing Nuss procedure: a comparison with thoracic epidural. Paediatr Anaesth. 2016 Jun; 26(6):582-9.
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Cathel AM, Reyes BA, Wang Q, Palma J, Mackie K, Van Bockstaele EJ, Kirby LG. Cannabinoid modulation of alpha2 adrenergic receptor function in rodent medial prefrontal cortex. Eur J Neurosci. 2014 Oct; 40(8):3202-14.
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Nelson LB. The effect of clonidine premedication on postoperative agitation. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2013 May-Jun; 50(3):139.
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Heinmiller LJ, Nelson LB, Goldberg MB, Thode AR. Clonidine premedication versus placebo: effects on postoperative agitation and recovery time in children undergoing strabismus surgery. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2013 May-Jun; 50(3):150-4.