Chemistry:Furfenorex

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Furfenorex
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FormulaC15H19NO
Molar mass229.323 g·mol−1
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Furfenorex (Frugalan), also known as furfurylmethylamphetamine, is a stimulant drug which was developed in the 1960s and used as an appetite suppressant.[1] It produces methamphetamine as a metabolite,[2] and has been withdrawn from the market due to abuse potential.[3]

References

  1. "[Pharmacologic study of an anorexigenic agent: furfenorex]". Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Thérapie 167 (1): 150–62. May 1967. PMID 6035092. 
  2. "[Methamphetamine--a metabolite of the anorectics Benzphetamine and Furfenorex]". Zeitschrift für Rechtsmedizin. Journal of Legal Medicine 70 (4): 245–50. 1972. doi:10.1007/BF02079690. PMID 5084766. 
  3. Daspaguta, Amitava (March 2009). A Health Educator's Guide to Understanding Drugs of Abuse Testing (1 ed.). Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones & Bartlett Publishers. ISBN 9780763765897. https://books.google.com/books?id=R-MkYr2c6o0C&pg=PT358. Retrieved 11 December 2019.