Isoethcathinone is a
designer drug
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with purportedly stimulant effects, first encountered in Ireland in 2010 and reported to the
EMCDDA
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new drug monitoring service. It is unclear whether it has desirable pharmacological properties in its own right, or is merely an impurity from the synthesis of ethcathinone.
See also
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Ethcathinone
Ethcathinone, also known as ethylpropion or ETH-CAT, is a stimulant drug of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and cathinone chemical classes. It is an active metabolite of the prodrug diethylcathinone and is fully responsible for its effects. ...
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Filenadol
Filenadol ( INN; Filantor; FI-2024) is an analgesic drug with antinociceptive and antiinflammatory
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M-ALPHA
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2-Oxo-PCE
References
Cathinones
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