Ethylamphetamine
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Ethylamphetamine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
N-ethyl-1-phenyl-propan-2-amine
Identifiers
CAS number	457-87-4
ATC code	?
PubChem	9982
Chemical data
Formula	C11H17N
Mol. mass	163.259 g/mol
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	?
Metabolism	hepatic
Half life	?
Excretion	renal
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status
Routes	oral, intravenous, smoked, insufflated

N-ethylamphetamine (Etilamfetamine, Apetinil) is a stimulant drug derived from amphetamine which was invented in the early 1900s.

Ethylamphetamine was used as an appetite suppressant in the 1950s^[1] but was not as commonly used as other amphetamines such as dextroamphetamine or derivatives such as benzphetamine, and went out of fashion once newer drugs such as phenmetrazine were introduced.

Ethylamphetamine is intermediate between amphetamine and methamphetamine in potency, and is self-administered by animals;^[2] concerns about its abuse potential were a likely factor that it was not so widely used as other similar drugs. Ethylamphetamine is still encountered as a drug of abuse on the black market, but is very uncommon.

Dosage (oral) tends to fall somewhere between 10 and 30 milligrams.

See also

• Amphetamine
• Methamphetamine
• Propylamphetamine

References

1. ^ Junet R. Ethylamphetamine in the treatment of obesity. Praxis. 1956 Oct 25;45(43):986-8. (French)
2. ^ Woolverton WL, Shybut G, Johanson CE. Structure-activity relationships among some d-N-alkylated amphetamines. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 1980 Dec;13(6):869-76.