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Methylphenidate
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Definition
: A central nervous system stimulant used most commonly in the treatment of attention-deficit disorders in children and for narcolepsy. Its mechanisms appear to be similar to those of DEXTROAMPHETAMINE.
Pharmacological Action
Central Nervous System Stimulants
;
Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors
Other names
Ritalin SR; Hydrochloride, Methylphenidate; Hydrochloride, Dexmethylphenidate; Tsentedrin; Ritaline; Ritalin-
SR; Ritalin; Novartis Pharmaceutical Brand of Dexmethylphenidat; Novartis Brand 2 of Methylphenidate Hydrochloride; Novartis Brand 1 of Methylphenidate Hydrochloride; Methylphenidate Hydrochloride; Phenidylate; Methylin; Metadate; Mallinckrodt Brand of Methylphenidate Hydrochlorid; Focalin; Equasym; Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride; Dexmethylphenidate; Daytrana
Drugs
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:
DEXMETHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE
;
RITALIN-SR
;
METHYLIN
;
RITALIN
;
METADATE CD
;
METHYLIN ER
;
FOCALIN
;
RITALIN LA
;
DAYTRANA
;
FOCALIN XR
;
METHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE
;
CONCERTA
;
METADATE ER
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
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p-
bromomethylphenidate
0
Methylphenidate/*analogs & derivatives
Stereoisomerism.
Drug Metab Dispos 1999 Jun;27(6):645-50
p-
methoxymethylphenidate
0
Methylphenidate/*analogs & derivatives
Stereoisomerism.
Drug Metab Dispos 1999 Jun;27(6):645-50
ethylphenidate
57413-43-1
Methylphenidate/*analogs & derivatives.
Clin Chem 1984;30(8):1374
4-
hydroxyritalinic acid
54593-32-7
Methylphenidate/*analogs & derivatives.
J Med Chem 1981;24(10):1237
4-
hydroxymethylphenidate
54593-35-0
Methylphenidate/*analogs & derivatives.
J Med Chem 1981;24(10):1237
ritalinic acid
19395-41-6
Methylphenidate/*analogs & derivatives.
Biomed Mass Spectrom 1979;6(10):422; Biomed Mass Spectrom 2(1):2;1975; Clin Chem 20(4):440;1974; Clin Chem 25(1):51;1979; Commun Psychopharmacol 2(3):203;1978; J Forensic Sci 24(1):55;1979
