Levmetamfetamine

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28. ^ 2014. Topical Nasal Decongestants: Most topical nasal decongestants also carry the warning against unsupervised use with hypertension. This includes oxymetazoline (e.g., Afrin), phenylephrine (e.g., Neo-Synephrine), naphazoline (e.g., Privine), and l-desoxyephedrine/levomethamphetamine. When hypertensive patients request a nasal decongestant, the pharmacist can recommend several alternatives. Propylhexedrine (e.g., Benzedrex Inhaler) is not required to carry a warning against unsupervised use with hypertension and may be effective. Another option is the nasal strip (e.g., Breathe Right). When properly applied, the strip can open the nostrils slightly, and perhaps sufficiently to allow the patient to breathe without use of a pharmacologically active ingredient.
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46. ^ 89. doi:10.1016/j.disamonth.2011.09.004. PMID 22251899. Japanese chemist Akira Ogata first synthesized methamphetamine in 1919 using ephedrine as a precursor. [...] In 1959 the S. Pfeiffer Company began producing Valo inhalers that contained 150-200 mg of methamphetamine.4,5 [...] Temmler Pharmaceutical Company introduced Pervitin in 1938 to the European market. Pervitin was available as 3 mg tablets that physicians could provide for the German military units.
47. ^ 58. doi:10.1016/j.pop.2010.11.004. PMC 3056348. PMID 21356420. In 1919, Japanese chemist Akira Ogata, as part of his effort to prove the structure of ephedrine, reported the synthesis of the closely related compound we now call methamphetamine, and this result was described in the Western literature (Amatsu & Kubota, 1913; Lee, 2011; Ogata, 1920). [...] As a result, when competitors began to consider emulating SKF's success in the late 1930s, they turned to methamphetamine, which had nearly indistinguishable effects but—because its synthesis together with its pharmacological characteristics was published before 1920—was free from patent encumbrance. [...] In any event, by 1940 Benzedrine Sulfate had achieved medical acclaim and quickly growing sales as an antidepressant effective for milder forms of the condition, both in the United States and the United Kingdom. In Germany, the Temmler drug firm quickly copied SKF, marketing methamphetamine (again, unprotected by patents) tablets under the Pervitin brand, with claims that it restored "joy in work" in cases of mild depression around 1938 (Rasmussen, 2006; Steinkamp, 2006).
48. ^ 2024. Vicks Inhaler (Vick)—Contains l-desoxyephedrine, [menthol], camphor, methyl salicylate, and bromyl acetate.
49. ^ 2024. Methamphetamine, also known as desoxyephedrine, is available as an inhalant (VICKS INHALER). The volatile base of methamphetamine is mixed with menthol, camphor, methyl salicylate, oil of sassafras and bornylacetate, which add to the customer acceptability of the inhalant. The nasal decongestant effect of methamphetamine has been demonstrated in the experimental animal (Aviado et al., 1959). The other pharmacologic features of methamphetamine are discussed under its use as a vasopressor drug (Section VIII) and an anorexigenic drug (Section XV).
50. ^ 2024. Product & Manufacturer or Supplier: Vicks Vapor Inhaler, Procter & Gamble. Dosage Form: nasal inhaler. Sympathomimetic Agent: levodesoxyephedrine, 50 mg/inhaler. Preservative: None. Other Ingredients: bornyl acetate • camphor • lavender oil • menthol.
51. ^ 2024. Vicks Vapor Inhaler (VIKS): Generic Ingredient: l-Desoxyephedrine. Type of Drug: Topical decongestant. Used for: Temporary relief of nasal congestion due to colds and allergies. General Information: Vicks Vapor Inhaler contains l-desoxyephedrine, which acts as a topical decongestant by narrowing or constricting blood vessels in the nose. This action reduces the blood supplied to the nose and decreases the swelling of nasal mucous membranes. [...]
52. ^ 1216. Rules & Regulations Dep't of Health & Human Services, 61 Fed. Reg. 9,570 (Mar. 8, 1996) (codified at 21 C.F.R pt. 321). Vicks® Vapor Inhaler uses this active ingredient. For a time, the active ingredient was labeled "l-desoxyephedrine," which is simply another name for lmeth. Id. The FDA later changed the labeling requirement to "levmetamfetamine." Rules & Regulations Dep't of Health & Human Services, 63 Fed. Reg. 40,647 (July 30, 1998) (codified at 21 C.F.R. pts. 310 and 321).
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55. ^ . PMC 2496900. PMID 18644153. The 64-inhalation condition produced a small (change score of ~6) increase in "Good Drug Effect" suggesting a low potential for abuse even though occurrences of inhaler abuse is reported in the literature [1,18,19]. Larger doses of intravenous lmethamphetamine are psychoactive and may have some abuse potential in methamphetamine users [16].
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