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fenethylline

Fenethylline (BAN, USAN) or fenetylline (INN) is a codrug of amphetamine and theophylline and so a mutual prodrug of both. It is also spelled phenethylline; other names for it are amphetaminoethyltheophylline and amfetyline. The drug was marketed for use as a psychostimulant under the brand names Captagon, Biocapton, and Fitton. The brand name "Captagon" (or in lowercase as "captagon") is often used generically to describe illicitly produced fenethylline.

Key facts

Drug.Verifiedfields: changed
Drug.verifiedrevid: 461099552
Drug.IUPAC_name: (RS)-1,3-dimethyl- 7-[2-(1-phenylpropan-2-ylamino)ethyl]purine- 2,6-dione
Drug.image: Fenethylline.svg
Drug.image_class: skin-invert-image
Drug.alt: Skeletal formula
Drug.width: 250px
Drug.chirality: Racemic mixture
Drug.image2: Captagon molecule spacefill.png
Drug.image_class2: bg-transparent
Drug.alt2: Space-filling model of the captagon molecule
Drug.INN: Fenetylline
Drug.legal_AU: S9
Drug.legal_BR: A3
Drug.legal_CA: Schedule III
Drug.legal_US: Schedule I
Drug.legal_DE: Anlage III
Drug.legal_UK: Class C

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History
Pharmacology
Abuse and illegal trade
Production in Syria
Military use
Synthesis
Identification in biological samples
See also
References
Further reading

Fenethylline is illegal in most countries. It is produced primarily for illicit use, which takes place mainly in Syria. The illicit global market for the drug was estimated in 2023 to be worth approximately US$57 billion.