ATC code none PubChem CID 71750191 UNII 2ELU1B757Q Molar mass 191.269 g/mol | CAS Number 879722-57-3 ChemSpider 26286729 Formula C12H17NO | |
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Legal status CA: Schedule I
DE: Anlage II (Prohibited)
UK: Class B
US: Schedule I | ||
Pentedrone my experience
Pentedrone (also known as α-methylamino-valerophenone) is a stimulant of the cathinone class that has been sold as a designer drug and has been found since 2010 as an ingredient in a number of "bath salt" mixes sold as legal highs.
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Pharmacology
Pentedrone acts as a norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor without causing their release, the same mechanism of action as methylphenidate.
Side effects
Pentedrone has been linked to at least one death where it was combined with α-PVP and caused heart failure.
Detection
A forensic standard of Pentedrone is available, and the compound has been posted on the Forendex website of potential drugs of abuse.
Legal status
On January 28, 2014, the DEA listed it, along with 9 other synthetic cathinones, on the Schedule 1 with a temporary ban, effective February 27, 2014.
Pentedrone is a Anlage II controlled drug in Germany.
As of October 2015 Pentedrone is a controlled substance in China.
Pentedrone is banned in the Czech Republic.