:Mefexamide

{{Short description|Central nervous system stimulant that is no longer marketed}}

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| PIN = N-[2-(Diethylamino)ethyl]-2-(4-methoxyphenoxy)acetamide

| OtherNames = Mefaxadyne

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| CASNo = 1227-61-8

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| PubChem = 4045

| ChEBI = 92373

| ChEMBL = 1368380

| ChemSpiderID = 3905

| EC_number = 214-963-1

| KEGG = D04894

| UNII = 84FP054Z2Q

| InChI=1S/C15H24N2O3/c1-4-17(5-2)11-10-16-15(18)12-20-14-8-6-13(19-3)7-9-14/h6-9H,4-5,10-12H2,1-3H3,(H,16,18)

| InChIKey= HUNIPYLVUPMFCZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| SMILES =CCN(CC)CCNC(=O)COC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC }}

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| C=15 | H=24 | N=2 | O=3

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| legal_BR = C1

| legal_BR_comment = {{Cite web |author=Anvisa |author-link=Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency |date=2023-03-31 |title=RDC Nº 784 - Listas de Substâncias Entorpecentes, Psicotrópicas, Precursoras e Outras sob Controle Especial |trans-title=Collegiate Board Resolution No. 784 - Lists of Narcotic, Psychotropic, Precursor, and Other Substances under Special Control|url=https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/resolucao-rdc-n-784-de-31-de-marco-de-2023-474904992 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803143925/https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/resolucao-rdc-n-784-de-31-de-marco-de-2023-474904992 |archive-date=2023-08-03 |access-date=2023-08-16 |publisher=Diário Oficial da União |language=pt-BR |publication-date=2023-04-04}}

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Mefexamide (INN, USAN) (brand names Perneuron, Peroxinorm, Timodyne; developmental code name ANP-297), also known as mefexadyne and mexephenamide, is a central nervous system stimulant that is no longer marketed.{{cite book|author=J. Elks|title=The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0vXTBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA761|date=14 November 2014|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-4757-2085-3|pages=761–}}