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Descriptions

Dextroamphetamine is a powerful psychostimulant which produces increased alertness, wakefulness, energy and self-confidence in association with decreased fatigue and appetite. It works primarily by inducing the release of the neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine from their storage areas in nerve terminals. Other common names for dextroamphetamine include d-amphetamine, dexamphetamine, and brand names such as Dexedrine and Dextrostat. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Dextroamphetamine (Wikipedia)

The d-form of AMPHETAMINE. It is a central nervous system stimulant and a sympathomimetic. It has also been used in the treatment of narcolepsy and of attention deficit disorders and hyperactivity in children. Dextroamphetamine has multiple mechanisms of action including blocking uptake of adrenergics and dopamine, stimulating release of monamines, and inhibiting monoamine oxidase. It is also a drug of abuse and a psychotomimetic. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Dextroamphetamine
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
D-amphet

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 右旋苯丙胺
Synonyms: C9H13N;右旋安非他命;右旋安非他明;右旋氨基丙苯;氨基丙苯右旋同分异构体
fr-CA French (Canada) Dextroamphétamine
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Dekstroamfetamiin
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Dextroanfetamina
it-IT Italian (Italy) Destroanfetamina
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Dekstroamfetamin
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Декстроамфетамин
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) dexamfetamine
Synonyms: dextroamfetamine
fr-BE French (Belgium) Dextroamphétamine