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Status:
Other

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (MIXED)

Status:
US Previously Marketed
Source:
Preludin by Geigy
(1956)
Source URL:
First approved in 1956
Source:
Preludin by Geigy
Source URL:

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)


Conditions:

Phenmetrazine is an anti-obesity drug, which was discovered by Boehringer-Ingelheim in 1952 and approved by FDA under the name Preludin. Later on the drug was withdrawn from the market due to the reported cases of abuse. According to some studies, misuse of phenmetrazine turned many young addicts to crime. It is suggested that the drug exerts its effect by inhibiting the monoamine transport.