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4-methoxyamphetamine

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Also known as benzeneethanamine, 4-​methoxy-​α-​methyl-, 4-​methoxy-​α-​methyl-benzeneethanamine, (2RS)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)propan-2-amine, 4-methoxyamfetamine, D,L-p-methoxyamphetamine, Formoterol fumarate related compound G, P-methoxyamfetamine, P-methoxyamphetamine

'''para-Methoxyamphetamine (PMA), also known as 4-methoxyamphetamine (4-MA'''), is a designer drug of the amphetamine class with serotonergic effects. Unlike other similar drugs of this family, PMA does not produce stimulant, euphoriant, or entactogenic effects, and behaves more like an antidepressant in comparison, though it does have some psychedelic properties.

Key facts

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Drug.verifiedrevid
461747299
Drug.drug_name
PMA
Drug.image
PMA structure.svg
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250px
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4-Methoxyamphetamine_molecule_ball.png
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Drug.routes_of_administration
Oral
Drug.class
Serotonin releasing agent; Serotonin receptor modulator; Serotonergic psychedelic; Hallucinogen; Monoamine oxidase inhibitor
Drug.ATC_prefix
None
Drug.legal_AU
S9
Drug.legal_BR
F2
Drug.legal_CA
Schedule I
Drug.legal_DE
Anlage I
Drug.legal_UK
Class A
Drug.legal_US
Schedule I

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Wikidata facts

Has part
carbon
Mass
165.115364
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canonical SMILES
CC(CC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC)N
chemical formula
C₁₀H₁₅NO
subject has role
hallucinogen
different from
4-methylamphetamine
Commons category
4-Methoxyamphetamine
found in taxon
Senegalia berlandieri
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  • Drug test false positives
  • See also
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'''para-Methoxyamphetamine (PMA), also known as 4-methoxyamphetamine (4-MA'), is a designer drug of the amphetamine class with serotonergic effects. Unlike other similar drugs of this family, PMA does not produce stimulant, euphoriant, or entactogenic effects, and behaves more like an antidepressant in comparison, though it does have some psychedelic properties.

PMA has been found in tablets touted as MDMA (ecstasy) although its effects are markedly different compared to those of MDMA. The consequences of such deception have often included hospitalization and death for unwitting users. PMA is commonly synthesized from anethole, the flavor compound of anise and fennel, mainly because the starting material for MDMA, safrole, has become less available due to law enforcement action, causing illicit drug manufacturers to use anethole as an alternative.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “4-methoxyamphetamine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.