4-MeO-PCP
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4-Methoxyphencyclidine (methoxydine, 4-MeO-PCP) is a dissociative
anesthetic
drug with hallucinogenic and sedative
effects. It is around the same potency as ketamine
, but has slightly different effects due to its altered binding profile at various targets, particularly being somewhat more potent as an NMDA antagonist while having around the same potency as a dopamine reuptake inhibitor
.
The positional isomer 3-MeO-PCP
is also known. Being around 10 times more potent by weight than the 4-methoxy isomer it has around the same potency as PCP
. 4-Meo-PCP was reportedly first sold within the UK from 2008 as a designer drug
and research chemical by a company trading under the name CBAY.
Dissociative drug
Dissociatives are a class of psychoactive drugs which are said to reduce or block signals to the conscious mind from other parts of the brain...
anesthetic
Anesthesia
Anesthesia, or anaesthesia , traditionally meant the condition of having sensation blocked or temporarily taken away...
drug with hallucinogenic and sedative
Sedative
A sedative or tranquilizer is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement....
effects. It is around the same potency as ketamine
Ketamine
Ketamine is a drug used in human and veterinary medicine. Its hydrochloride salt is sold as Ketanest, Ketaset, and Ketalar. Pharmacologically, ketamine is classified as an NMDA receptor antagonist...
, but has slightly different effects due to its altered binding profile at various targets, particularly being somewhat more potent as an NMDA antagonist while having around the same potency as a dopamine reuptake inhibitor
Dopamine reuptake inhibitor
A dopamine reuptake inhibitor is a type of drug that acts as a reuptake inhibitor for the neurotransmitter dopamine by blocking the action of the dopamine transporter...
.
The positional isomer 3-MeO-PCP
3-MeO-PCP
3-Methoxyphencyclidine is a dissociative anesthetic drug with hallucinogenic and sedative effects. It is around the same potency as phencyclidine, but has slightly different effects due to its altered binding profile at various targets, particularly being somewhat more potent as an NMDA antagonist...
is also known. Being around 10 times more potent by weight than the 4-methoxy isomer it has around the same potency as PCP
Phencyclidine
Phencyclidine , commonly initialized as PCP and known colloquially as angel dust, is a recreational dissociative drug...
. 4-Meo-PCP was reportedly first sold within the UK from 2008 as a designer drug
Designer drug
Designer drug is a term used to describe drugs that are created to get around existing drug laws, usually by preparing analogs or derivatives of existing drugs by modifying their chemical structure to varying degrees, or less commonly by finding drugs with entirely different chemical structures...
and research chemical by a company trading under the name CBAY.