5-DBFPV (also known as 5-dihydrobenzofuranpyrovalerone and 3-desoxy-MDPV) is a stimulant of the cathinone class that has been sold online as a

designer drug A designer drug is a structural or functional analog of a controlled substance that has been designed to mimic the pharmacological effects of the original drug, while avoiding classification as illegal and/or detection in standard drug tests. D ...

. It is an analogue of

MDPV Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) is a stimulant of the cathinone class that acts as a norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI). It was first developed in the 1960s by a team at Boehringer Ingelheim. Its activity at the dopamine tra ...

where the methylenedioxyphenyl group has been replaced by dihydro

benzofuran Benzofuran is the heterocyclic compound consisting of fused benzene and furan rings. This colourless liquid is a component of coal tar. Benzofuran is the "parent" of many related compounds with more complex structures. For example, psoralen is ...

Legal status

5-DBFPV is illegal in Sweden as of 26. January 2016. It's likely that 5-FDBFPV can apply under the

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if used for human consumption as it is an analog of

Methylenedioxypyrovalerone Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) is a stimulant of the cathinone class that acts as a norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI). It was first developed in the 1960s by a team at Boehringer Ingelheim. Its activity at the dopamine tra ...

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Designer drugs Norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitors Stimulants Pyrrolidinophenones Propyl compounds {{nervous-system-drug-stub

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