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(RS)-4-hydroxyamphetamine

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Also known as para-hydroxyamphetamine, 4-(2-aminopropyl)phenol, dl-4-hydroxyamphetamine, p-hydroxyamphetamine, dl-p-hydroxyamphetamine, Hydroxyamphetamine, hydroxyamfetamine, norpholedrine

Hydroxyamphetamine, also known as 4-hydroxyamphetamine or norpholedrine and sold under the brand names Paredrine and Paremyd among others, is a sympathomimetic medication used in eye drops to dilate the pupil for eye examinations.

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Hydroxyamphetamine, also known as 4-hydroxyamphetamine or norpholedrine and sold under the brand names Paredrine and Paremyd among others, is a sympathomimetic medication used in eye drops to dilate the pupil for eye examinations.

Hydroxyamfetamine acts as a norepinephrine releasing agent and hence is an indirectly acting sympathomimetic. It is a substituted phenethylamine and amphetamine.

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