Gepefrine Explained

3-Hydroxyamphetamine (INN; trade names Pressionorm, Gepefrine, and Wintonin), also known as meta-hydroxyamphetamine,^[1] and α-methyl-meta-tyramine, is an antihypotensive or sympathomimetic agent of the amphetamine family that is marketed in certain European countries.^{[2] [3]}

It is a known metabolite of amphetamine in rats.

See also

• 3,4-Dihydroxyamphetamine
• Norfenfluramine
• 4-Hydroxyamphetamine
• Metaraminol
• meta-Tyramine

Notes and References

1. Jonsson J . Identification of metahydroxyamphetamine as a metabolite of amphetamine in the rat . Research Communications in Chemical Pathology and Pharmacology . 18 . 2 . 189–99 . October 1977 . 918344 .
2. Book: Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory . 24 April 2012 . 2000 . Taylor & Francis US . 978-3-88763-075-1 . 487.
3. Book: Macdonald F . Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents . 24 April 2012 . 1997 . CRC Press . 978-0-412-46630-4 . 127.