Chemicals and Drugs

Amphetamines

Analogs or derivatives of AMPHETAMINE. Many are sympathomimetics and central nervous system stimulators causing excitation, vasopressin, bronchodilation, and to varying degrees, anorexia, analepsis, nasal decongestion, and some smooth muscle relaxation.

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Analogs or derivatives of AMPHETAMINE. Many are sympathomimetics and central nervous system stimulators causing excitation, vasopressin, bronchodilation, and to varying degrees, anorexia, analepsis, nasal decongestion, and some smooth muscle relaxation.

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with AMPHETAMINE, a specific chemical

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History Note

76; was NON MESH before 1976

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Previous Indexing

  • Amphetamine (1966-1975)

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  1. D02w.092w.471.683w.152w

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QV 102

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Amphetamines. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000662. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000662
  2. Amphetamines. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substituted_amphetamine
  3. Amphetamines. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2445303