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OTC
Amfepramone
INN: Amfepramone
Data updated: 2026-04-18
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About This Product
ATC Code
A08AA03
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USDailyMed:Diethylpropion
AU:B2
A08AA03(WHO)
AU:S4(Prescription only)BR:Class B2(Anorectic drugs)CA: Schedule G (CDSA IV)DE: Prescription only (Anlage IIIfor higher doses)UK:Class CUS:Schedule IVEU:Rx-only
(RS)-2-diethylamino-1-phenylpropan-1-one
90-84-6Y
7029
7161
DB00937Y
6762Y
Q94YYU22B8
D07444N
CHEBI:4530Y
ChEMBL1194666N
DTXSID6022929
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O=C(c1ccccc1)C(N(CC)CC)C
InChI=1S/C13H19NO/c1-4-14(5-2)11(3)13(15)12-9-7-6-8-10-12/h6-11H,4-5H2,1-3H3YKey:XXEPPPIWZFICOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-NY
Amfepramone, also known asdiethylpropion, is astimulantdrug of thephenethylamine,amphetamine, andcathinoneclassesthat is used as anappetite suppressant.It is used in the short-term management ofobesity, along with dietary and lifestyle changes.Amfepramone has a similar chemical structure to the antidepressant andsmoking cessationaidbupropion(previously called amfebutamone), which has also been developed as a weight-loss medicine when in a combination product withnaltrexone.
