Pholedrine

Pholedrine
Clinical data
Trade namesParedrinol, Presoitan, Pulsotyl, Veritain, Veritol
Other names4-Hydroxy-N-methylamphetamine; 4-HMA; 4-Hydroxymethamphetamine; para-Hydroxymethamphetamine; PHMA; Hydroxymethamphetamine
Routes of
administration
Topical (ocular)
Identifiers
  • 4-[2-(Methylamino)propyl]phenol
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ECHA InfoCard100.006.114 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC10H15NO
Molar mass165.236 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • Oc1ccc(cc1)CC(NC)C
  • InChI=1S/C10H15NO/c1-8(11-2)7-9-3-5-10(12)6-4-9/h3-6,8,11-12H,7H2,1-2H3 ☒N
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Pholedrine, also known as 4-hydroxy-N-methylamphetamine and sold under the brand names Paredrinol, Pulsotyl, and Veritol among others, is a sympathomimetic drug used in topical eye drops to dilate the pupil.[1][2][3] It can be used to diagnose Horner's syndrome.[3]

In 2004, it remained marketed only in Germany.[1]

  1. ^ a b Schweizerischer Apotheker-Verein (2004). Index Nominum: International Drug Directory. Medpharm Scientific Publishers. p. 969. ISBN 978-3-88763-101-7. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Pholedrine". National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b Bates AT, Chamberlain S, Champion M, Foley L, Hughes E, Jani B, et al. (February 1995). "Pholedrine: a substitute for hydroxyamphetamine as a diagnostic eyedrop test in Horner's syndrome". Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 58 (2): 215–217. doi:10.1136/jnnp.58.2.215. PMC 1073320. PMID 7876854.