Structured Summary
Abstract
A phenethylamine that is an isomer of EPHEDRINE which has less central nervous system effects and usage is mainly for respiratory tract decongestion.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C10H15NO
- Molecular Weight
- 165.23 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 90-82-4
- IUPAC Name
- (1S,2S)-2-(methylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-ol
- InChIKey
- KWGRBVOPPLSCSI-WCBMZHEXSA-N
- SMILES
- C[C@@H]([C@H](C1=CC=CC=C1)O)NC
- MeSH Unique ID
- D054199
- Source
- PubChem CID 7028
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Classification
Broader headings
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
MeSH Record
Synonyms
6 entry terms
- Isoephedrine
- Pseudoephedrine HCl
- Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride
- Sudafed
- Threo Isomer of Ephedrine
- Ephedrine Threo Isomer
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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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History Note
2008(1978)
MeSH Record
Previous Indexing
- Ephedrine (1978-2007)
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Numbers
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Pseudoephedrine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054199. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054199
- Pseudoephedrine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoephedrine
- Pseudoephedrine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q263958
- Pseudoephedrine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 7028. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7028