Pmcol 305 Amphetamines Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
From what is amphetamine derived from - answer✔Chinese medicinal herb called Ma Huang
or Ephedra Sinica
Who was the first to synthesize AMPH - answer✔Lazar Edeleano made alpha
methylphenethylamine in 1887 to treat athsma
L-Amphetamine - answer✔Into pageR, aises BP, Nasal passages open and headache
D-Amphetamine - answer✔Same as L but added mood enhancement and enhances energy
Methamphetamine - answer✔Increased lipid solubility causes increase potency and brain
effects
Most potent amphetamine - answer✔Meth
least potent amphetamine - answer✔L-Amphetamine
3 Ways to make methamphetamines - answer✔Nagai synthesis-
Pseudoephedrine/ephedrine+Acid and red phosphorus
Reductive Amination
Phenylacetone+Methyl amine
Leuckart Synthesis
Phenylacetone + N-methylformamide
Amphetamines are structurally close to.. - answer✔Catecholamines
Why is Meth the drug of choice - answer✔Extra methyl group, Slower metabolism, CNS
effects are stronger, Smokeable and cheaper
Absorption of Amphetamines - answer✔(fastest onset) Smoked (70%), Injected, snorted(80) or
ingested (70-99%) (Slowest onset)