As other LABAs, bambuterol is used in the long-term management of persistent asthma.[1] It should not be used as a rescue medication for short-term relief of asthma symptoms.
Contraindications
Bambuterol is contraindicated in pregnancy and in people with seriously impaired liver function. It can be used by people with renal impairment, but dose adjustments are necessary.[1]
Bambuterol acts as a cholinesterase inhibitor, and can prolong the duration of action of suxamethonium (succinylcholine) and other drugs whose breakdown in the body depends on cholinesterase function.[1] Butyrylcholinesterase activity returns to normal approximately two weeks after bambuterol is stopped.[3] It can also enhance the effects of non-depolarizingneuromuscular blockers, such as vecuronium bromide.[2]
Synthesis
The reaction between 3',5'-Dihydroxyacetophenone [51863-60-6] (1) and Dimethylcarbamoyl chloride [79-44-7] (2) gives 5-Acetyl-1,3-phenylene bis(dimethylcarbamate) [81732-48-1] (3). Halogenation with bromine led to 5-(Bromoacetyl)-1,3-phenylene bis(dimethylcarbamate) [81732-49-2] (4). Treatment with N-(tert-Butyl)benzylamine [3378-72-1] (5) afforded [81732-47-0] (6). Catalytic hydrogenation completed the synthesis of bambuterol (7).
^唐冬军 & 寇景平, CN104262202 (2016 to Guangdong HEC Pharmaceutical).
^Asami, K., Machida, T., Jung, S., Hanaya, K., Shoji, M., Sugai, T. (December 2013). "Synthesis of (R)-bambuterol based on asymmetric reduction of 1-[3,5-bis(dimethylcarbamoyloxy)phenyl]-2-chloroethanone with incubated whole cells of Williopsis californica JCM 3600". Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic. 97: 106–109. doi:10.1016/j.molcatb.2013.08.003.
^Cao, G., Hu, A., Zou, K., Xu, L., Chen, J., Tan, W. (July 2008). "Highly enantioselective synthesis, crystal structure, and circular dichroism spectroscopy of ( R )-bambuterol hydrochloride". Chirality. 20 (7): 856–862. doi:10.1002/chir.20558.