Structured Summary
Abstract
A central nervous system stimulant and sympathomimetic with actions and uses similar to DEXTROAMPHETAMINE. The smokable form is a drug of abuse and is referred to as crank, crystal, crystal meth, ice, and speed.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C10H15N
- Molecular Weight
- 149.23 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 537-46-2
- IUPAC Name
- (2S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine
- InChIKey
- MYWUZJCMWCOHBA-VIFPVBQESA-N
- SMILES
- C[C@@H](CC1=CC=CC=C1)NC
- MeSH Unique ID
- D008694
- Source
- PubChem CID 10836
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Drug Class
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Synonyms
10 entry terms
- Deoxyephedrine
- Desoxyephedrine
- Metamfetamine
- Methylamphetamine
- N-Methylamphetamine
- N Methylamphetamine
- Desoxyn
- Madrine
- Methamphetamine Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Methamphetamine
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, 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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Indexing Annotation
a CNS stimulant; smokable crystal methamphetamine, called "ice" by drug abusers, goes here
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Methamphetamine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008694. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008694
- Methamphetamine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methamphetamine
- Methamphetamine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191924
- Methamphetamine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 10836. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10836