Gepefrine

3-Hydroxyamphetamine
Clinical data
Trade namesPressionorm, Wintonin
Other names3-Hydroxyamphetamine; meta-Hydroxyamphetamine; α-Methyl-meta-tyramine; 3-Hydroxy-α-methylphenethylamine
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Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
  • (±)-3-(2-aminopropyl)phenol
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ECHA InfoCard100.012.779 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC9H13NO
Molar mass151.209 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • OC1=CC(C[C@H](C)N)=CC=C1
  • InChI=1S/C9H13NO/c1-7(10)5-8-3-2-4-9(11)6-8/h2-4,6-7,11H,5,10H2,1H3/t7-/m0/s1 checkY
  • Key:WTDGMHYYGNJEKQ-ZETCQYMHSA-N checkY
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Gepefrine, also known as 3-hydroxyamphetamine or α-methyl-meta-tyramine and sold under the brand names Pressionorm and Wintonin, is a sympathomimetic medication used as an antihypotensive agent which has been marketed in Germany.[1][2][3][4]

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  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference PharmManuEnc2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Jonsson J (October 1977). "Identification of metahydroxyamphetamine as a metabolite of amphetamine in the rat". Research Communications in Chemical Pathology and Pharmacology. 18 (2): 189–199. PMID 918344.