 Dextroamphetamine
"Dextroamphetamine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The d-form of AMPHETAMINE. It is a central nervous system stimulant and a sympathomimetic. It has also been used in the treatment of narcolepsy and of attention deficit disorders and hyperactivity in children. Dextroamphetamine has multiple mechanisms of action including blocking uptake of adrenergics and dopamine, stimulating release of monamines, and inhibiting monoamine oxidase. It is also a drug of abuse and a psychotomimetic.
| Descriptor ID |
D003913
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.471.683.152.110.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Dextroamphetamine- Dextroamphetamine
- Dexamfetamine
- dextro-Amphetamine
- dextro Amphetamine
- d-Amphetamine
- d Amphetamine
- Dexamphetamine
Dexedrine- Dexedrine
- GlaxoSmithKline Brand of Dextroamphetamine Sulfate
- Mallinckrodt Brand of Dextroamphetamine Sulfate
- Celltech Brand of Dextroamphetamine Sulfate
DextroStat- DextroStat
- Shire Brand of Dextroamphetamine Sulfate
Oxydess- Oxydess
- Vortech Brand of Dextroamphetamine Sulfate
Curban- Curban
- Pasadena Brand of Dextroamphetamine
Dextroamphetamine Sulfate- Dextroamphetamine Sulfate
- Sulfate, Dextroamphetamine
- Dextro-Amphetamine Sulfate
- Dextro Amphetamine Sulfate
- d-Amphetamine Sulfate
- d Amphetamine Sulfate
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| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dextroamphetamine" by people in Profiles.
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Riccardi P, Zald D, Li R, Park S, Ansari MS, Dawant B, Anderson S, Woodward N, Schmidt D, Baldwin R, Kessler R. Sex differences in amphetamine-induced displacement of [(18)F]fallypride in striatal and extrastriatal regions: a PET study. Am J Psychiatry. 2006 Sep; 163(9):1639-41.
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Susmano A, Volgman AS, Buckingham TA. Beneficial effects of dextro-amphetamine in the treatment of vasodepressor syncope. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 1993 Jun; 16(6):1235-9.
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Fawcett J, Kravitz HM, Zajecka JM, Schaff MR. CNS stimulant potentiation of monoamine oxidase inhibitors in treatment-refractory depression. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 1991 Apr; 11(2):127-32.
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Kravitz HM, Edwards JH, Fawcett J, Fogg L. Challenging the amphetamine challenge test: report of an antidepressant treatment study. J Affect Disord. 1990 Oct; 20(2):121-8.
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Klawans HL, Goetz C, Nausieda PA, Weiner WJ. Levodopa-induced dopamine receptor hypersensitivity. Trans Am Neurol Assoc. 1977; 102:80-3.
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