Ortetamine
Encyclopedia
Ortetamine is a stimulant
drug
of the amphetamine
class. In animal drug discrimination tests it substituted for dextroamphetamine
more closely than either 3-
or 4-methylamphetamine
, although with only around 1/10 the potency of dextroamphetamine itself.
Stimulant
Stimulants are psychoactive drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both. Examples of these kinds of effects may include enhanced alertness, wakefulness, and locomotion, among others...
drug
Drug
A drug, broadly speaking, is any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal bodily function. There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in drug control law, government regulations, medicine, and colloquial usage.In pharmacology, a...
of the amphetamine
Substituted amphetamine
Substituted amphetamines are a chemical class of stimulants, entactogens, hallucinogens, and other drugs. They feature a phenethylamine core with a methyl group attached to the alpha carbon resulting in amphetamine, along with additional substitutions...
class. In animal drug discrimination tests it substituted for dextroamphetamine
Dextroamphetamine
Dextroamphetamine is a psychostimulant drug which is known to produce increased wakefulness and focus as well as decreased fatigue and decreased appetite....
more closely than either 3-
3-Methylamphetamine
3-Methylamphetamine is a stimulant drug from the amphetamine family. It is self-administered by mice to a similar extent to 4-fluoroamphetamine and has comparable properties as a monoamine releaser, although with a more balanced release of all three monoamines, as opposed to the more...
or 4-methylamphetamine
4-Methylamphetamine
4-Methylamphetamine is a stimulant and anorectic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes....
, although with only around 1/10 the potency of dextroamphetamine itself.
See also
- 2-Fluoroamphetamine2-Fluoroamphetamine2-Fluoroamphetamine is a stimulant drug from the amphetamine family which has rarely been sold as a designer drug. In addition, both 2-fluorophenethylamine and amphetamine have been found to act as potent agonists at the trace amine-associated receptor TAAR1, making it likely that...
- 3-Methylamphetamine3-Methylamphetamine3-Methylamphetamine is a stimulant drug from the amphetamine family. It is self-administered by mice to a similar extent to 4-fluoroamphetamine and has comparable properties as a monoamine releaser, although with a more balanced release of all three monoamines, as opposed to the more...
- 4-Methylamphetamine4-Methylamphetamine4-Methylamphetamine is a stimulant and anorectic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes....
- 2-MethoxymethamphetamineMethoxyphenamineMethoxyphenamine , also known as 2-methoxy-N-methylamphetamine , is a β-adrenergic receptor agonist of the amphetamine class used as a bronchodilator....