Angiotensin II (medication)
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| Trade names | Giapreza |
| Other names | Ang II |
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| Routes of administration | Intravenous injection |
| Drug class | Vasoconstrictor |
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| Protein binding | None |
| Metabolism | Proteolysis by glutamyl aminopeptidase, angiotensin converting enzyme 2 |
| Metabolites | Angiotensin III, angiotensin-(1-7) |
| Elimination half-life | Less than one minute (IV administration) |
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| Formula | C50H71N13O12 |
| Molar mass | 1046.197 g·mol−1 |
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Angiotensin II, sold under the brand name Giapreza, is a medication that is used to treat hypotension resulting from septic shock or other distributive shock. It is a synthetic vasoconstrictor peptide that is identical to human hormone angiotensin II. The Food and Drug Administration approved the use of angiotensin II in December 2017 to treat low blood pressure resulting from septic shock.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers it to be a first-in-class medication. It is approved as a generic medication.