Cinnamedrine (INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name, USANTooltip United States Adopted Name), also known as N-cinnamylephedrine, is a sympathomimetic drug with similar effects relative to those of ephedrine.[1][2] It also has some local anesthetic activity.[2] Cinnamedrine was previously used, in combination with analgesics, as an antispasmodic to treat dysmenorrhea in the over-the-counter drug Midol in the 1980s.[2][3] There is a case series of the drug being abused as a psychostimulant.[4]

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References

  1. ^ J. Elks (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 279–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
  2. ^ a b c I.K. Morton; Judith M. Hall (6 December 2012). Concise Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents: Properties and Synonyms. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 77–. ISBN 978-94-011-4439-1.
  3. ^ William Andrew Publishing (22 October 2013). Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Elsevier. pp. 1027–. ISBN 978-0-8155-1856-3.
  4. ^ Fellows KW, Giannini AJ (1983). "Cinnamedrine: potential for abuse". J. Toxicol. Clin. Toxicol. 20 (1): 93–9. doi:10.3109/15563658308990054. PMID 6887304.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamedrine
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