Cinnamedrine Explained

Cinnamedrine (INN, USAN), also known as N-cinnamylephedrine, is a sympathomimetic drug with similar effects relative to those of ephedrine.^{[1] [2]} It also has some local anesthetic activity. Cinnamedrine was previously used, in combination with analgesics, as an antispasmodic to treat dysmenorrhea in the over-the-counter drug Midol in the 1980s.^[3] There is a case report of the drug being abused as a psychostimulant.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: J. Elks. The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. 14 November 2014. Springer. 978-1-4757-2085-3. 279–.
2. Book: I.K. Morton. Judith M. Hall. Concise Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents: Properties and Synonyms. 6 December 2012. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-94-011-4439-1. 77–.
3. Book: William Andrew Publishing. Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. 22 October 2013. Elsevier. 978-0-8155-1856-3. 1027–.
4. Fellows KW, Giannini AJ . Cinnamedrine: potential for abuse . J. Toxicol. Clin. Toxicol. . 20 . 1 . 93–9 . 1983 . 10.3109/15563658308990054 . 6887304 .