"Amyl nitrite vapors are absorbed rapidly through the pulmonary alveoli, manifesting therapeutic effects within one minute after inhalation."@en . . . "Amyl Nitrite is an antihypertensive medicine. Amyl nitrite is employed medically to treat heart diseases such as angina and to treat cyanide poisoning. Like other alkyl nitrites, amyl nitrite is bioactive in mammals, being a vasodilator which is the basis of its use as a prescription medicine. As an inhalant, it also has psychoactive effect which has led to illegal drug use."@en . . . . . . "approved"@en . . . . . "Overdose symptoms include nausea, emesis (vomiting), hypotension, hypoventilation, dyspnea (shortness of breath), and syncope (fainting)"@en . . . . . . . . "n-pentyl nitrite"@en . "Nitramyl"@en . . . . . . "For the rapid relief of angina pectoris."@en . . . "Amyl nitrosum"@en . . . "Isoamyl nitrite"@en . . . . "110-46-3"@en . . . . "Amyl nitrite's antianginal action is thought to be the result of a reduction in systemic and pulmonary arterial pressure (afterload) and decreased cardiac output because of peripheral vasodilation, rather than coronary artery dilation. Amyl nitrite is a source of nitric acid, which accounts for the mechanism described above. As an antidote (to cyanide poisoning), amyl nitrite promotes formation of methemoglobin, which combines with cyanide to form nontoxic cyanmethemoglobin."@en . "1-Nitropentane"@en . " "@en . . . "Amyl nitrite"@en . . "Pentyl nitrite"@en . . . . "n-Amyl nitrite"@en . . "Humans and other mammals"@en . . "Amyl Nitrite"@en .