Gepefrine

{{Short description|Sympathomimetic drug in the amphetamine family}}

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| drug_name = 3-Hydroxyamphetamine

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| tradename = Pressionorm, Wintonin

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| legal_status = Rx-only

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| index2_label = S-form

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| CAS_number = 1075-61-2

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| CAS_number2 = 18840-47-6

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| UNII = L9JB0763SW

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| UNII2 = V51RRX51VH

| ATC_prefix = C01

| ATC_suffix = CA15

| PubChem = 219105

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| DrugBank = DB13703

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| ChEMBL = 2105064

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| KEGG = D07150

| synonyms = 3-Hydroxyamphetamine; meta-Hydroxyamphetamine; α-Methyl-meta-tyramine; 3-Hydroxy-α-methylphenethylamine

| IUPAC_name = (±)-3-(2-aminopropyl)phenol

| C=9 | H=13 | N=1 | O=1

| SMILES = OC1=CC(C[C@H](C)N)=CC=C1

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| StdInChI = 1S/C9H13NO/c1-7(10)5-8-3-2-4-9(11)6-8/h2-4,6-7,11H,5,10H2,1H3/t7-/m0/s1

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Gepefrine, also known as 3-hydroxyamphetamine or α-methyl-meta-tyramine and sold under the brand names Pressionorm and Wintonin, is a sympathomimetic medication used as an antihypotensive agent which has been marketed in Germany.{{cite book | title = Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=5GpcTQD_L2oC&pg=PA487 | access-date = 24 April 2012 | year = 2000 | publisher = Taylor & Francis US | isbn = 978-3-88763-075-1 | page = 487}}{{cite book | vauthors = Macdonald F | title = Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=DeX7jgInYFMC&pg=PA127 | access-date = 24 April 2012 | year = 1997 | publisher = CRC Press | isbn = 978-0-412-46630-4 | page = 127}}{{cite journal | vauthors = Jonsson J | title = Identification of metahydroxyamphetamine as a metabolite of amphetamine in the rat | journal = Research Communications in Chemical Pathology and Pharmacology | volume = 18 | issue = 2 | pages = 189–199 | date = October 1977 | pmid = 918344 }}

Pharmacology

Gepefrine is described as a sympathomimetic and antihypotensive agent.

Chemistry

Gepefrine, also known as 3-hydroxy-α-methylphenethylamine or as 3-hydroxyamphetamine, is a substituted phenethylamine and amphetamine derivative. It is used pharmaceutically as the (S)-enantiomer and as the tartrate salt. Related compounds include meta-tyramine (3-hydroxyphenethylamine), 4-hydroxyamphetamine (norpholedrine), 3,4-dihydroxyamphetamine (α-methyldopamine), and metaraminol ((1R,2S)-3,β-dihydroxyamphetamine), among others.

History

Gepefrine was synthesized by 1968 and was introduced for medical use in Germany by 1981.{{cite book | last=Publishing | first=W.A.W.A. | title=Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Encyclopedia | publisher=Elsevier Science | series=Volumes 1-4 | year=2013 | isbn=978-0-8155-1856-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_J2ti4EkYpkC&pg=PA1760 | access-date=2024-09-01 | page=1760}}

Society and culture

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Gepefrine is the generic name of the drug and its {{Abbrlink|INN|International Nonproprietary Name}}.{{cite book | last=Elks | first=J. | title=The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies | publisher=Springer US | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-4757-2085-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0vXTBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA73 | access-date=2024-09-01 | pages=73–74}} Brand names of gepefrine include Pressionorm and Wintonin.{{cite book | last=Challener | first=C.A. | title=Chiral Drugs | publisher=Taylor & Francis | series=Routledge Revivals | year=2017 | isbn=978-1-351-80804-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQA7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT552 | access-date=1 September 2024 | page=552}}

Other drugs

Gepefrine is a known metabolite of amphetamine in rats.

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