L-(-)-α-Methyldopa hydrochloride is an alpha-adrenergic agonist psychoactive drug. It is used as a sympatholytic or antihypertensive. Methyldopa has a dual mechanism of action. It is a competitive inhibitor of the enzyme DOPA decarboxylase, which converts
Methyldopate is an ethyl ester prodrug form of methyldopa , a dopamine decarboxylase inhibitor that has antihypertensive activity in vitro and in vivo., Formulations containing methyldopate have been used in the treatment of hypertension.