Phendimetrazine
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Trade names | Bontril |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
Routes of administration | By mouth |
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Bioavailability | Peak plasma levels occur within 1 to 3 hours. Absorption is usually complete by 4 to 6 hours |
Metabolism | Liver |
Elimination half-life | 19-24 hours |
Excretion | Urinary elimination |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.010.186 |
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Formula | C12H17NO |
Molar mass | 191.274 g·mol−1 |
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Phendimetrazine, sold under the brand name Bontril among others, is a stimulant medication of the morpholine chemical class used as an appetite suppressant.[2]
Pharmacology
[edit]Phendimetrazine functions as a prodrug of phenmetrazine; approximately 30 percent of an oral dose is converted into it. Phendimetrazine can essentially be thought of as an extended-release formulation of phenmetrazine with less potential for abuse. Phendimetrazine is an anorectic drug which acts as a norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agent (NDRA).[3]
As an amphetamine congener, its structure incorporates the backbone of methamphetamine, a potent CNS stimulant. While the addition of an N-methyl group to amphetamine significantly increases its potency and bioavailability, methylation of phenmetrazine renders the compound virtually inactive. However, phendimetrazine is a prodrug for phenmetrazine which acts as the active metabolite. Phendimetrazine possesses preferable pharmacokinetics over phenmetrazine as a therapeutic agent because its metabolization by demethylases produces a more steady and prolonged exposure of active drug within the body. This decreases abuse potential as the peak blood-concentration of active phenmetrazine that's produced from a single dose of phendimetrazine is lower than a single therapeutically equivalent dose of phenmetrazine.
Indicated as a short-term secondary treatment for exogenous obesity, phendimetrazine immediate-release 35mg tablets are typically consumed one hour before meals, not to exceed three doses daily. Phendimetrazine is also manufactured as a 105mg extended-release capsule for once daily dosing, typically consumed 30 to 60 minutes before a morning meal. Whereas the immediate-release formulation has a maximum daily dosage of 210mg (6 tablets), the extended-release capsules have a maximum daily dosage of 105mg (one capsule).
Legality
[edit]According to the List of Psychotropic Substances under International Control published by the International Narcotics Control Board, phendimetrazine is a Schedule III controlled substance under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances.[4]
Synthesis
[edit]The reaction between N-methylethanolamine and 2-bromopropiophenone gives compound (3), which is reductively cyclized using formic acid to synthesize phendimetrazine.[5][6]
Society and culture
[edit]Brand names
[edit]It is sold under various brand names including Bontril, Bontril PDM, Adipost, Anorex-SR, Appecon, Melfiat, Obezine, Phendiet, Plegine, Prelu-2, and Statobex.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Anvisa (31 March 2023). "RDC Nº 784 - Listas de Substâncias Entorpecentes, Psicotrópicas, Precursoras e Outras sob Controle Especial" [Collegiate Board Resolution No. 784 - Lists of Narcotic, Psychotropic, Precursor, and Other Substances under Special Control] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Oficial da União (published 4 April 2023). Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Landau D, Jackson J, Gonzalez G (2008). "A case of demand ischemia from phendimetrazine". Cases J. 1 (1): 105. doi:10.1186/1757-1626-1-105. PMC 2531092. PMID 18710555.
- ^ Rothman RB, Baumann MH (2006). "Therapeutic potential of monoamine transporter substrates". Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 6 (17): 1845–59. doi:10.2174/156802606778249766. PMID 17017961. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "List of psychotropic substances under international control" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2005.
- ^ "Phendimetrazine". Thieme. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Werner Heel and Karl Zeile, U.S. patent 2,997,469 (1961 to Ingelheim, Germany, assignors to C. H. Boehringer Sohn, Ingelheim, Germany, a partnership).
- ^ McLaughlin, Gavin, Morris, Noreen, Kavanagh, Pierce V., Dowling, Geraldine, Power, John D., Twamley, Brendan, et al. (2017). "Test purchase, synthesis and characterization of 3-fluorophenmetrazine (3-FPM) and differentiation from its ortho- and para-substituted isomers". Drug Testing and Analysis. 9 (3): 369–377. doi:10.1002/dta.1945.