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Phendimetrazine, sold under the brand name Bontril among others, is a stimulant medication of the morpholine chemical class used as an appetite suppressant.

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191.131014
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medication
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chemical formula
C₁₂H₁₇NO
subject has role
stimulant
significant drug interaction
tranylcypromine
medical condition treated
obesity
canonical SMILES
CC1C(OCCN1C)C2=CC=CC=C2
Commons category
Phendimetrazine
isomeric SMILES
C[C@H]1[C@@H](OCCN1C)C2=CC=CC=C2
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Phendimetrazine, sold under the brand name Bontril among others, is a stimulant medication of the morpholine chemical class used as an appetite suppressant.

== Pharmacology == thumb|left|Phendimetrazine tablets and capsules Phendimetrazine functions as a prodrug of phenmetrazine; approximately 30 percent of an oral dose is converted into it. Phendimetrazine can essentially be thought of as an extended-release formulation of phenmetrazine with less potential for abuse. Phendimetrazine is an anorectic drug which acts as a norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agent (NDRA).

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