Dextroamphetamine
"Dextroamphetamine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The d-form of AMPHETAMINE. It is a central nervous system stimulant and a sympathomimetic. It has also been used in the treatment of narcolepsy and of attention deficit disorders and hyperactivity in children. Dextroamphetamine has multiple mechanisms of action including blocking uptake of adrenergics and dopamine, stimulating release of monamines, and inhibiting monoamine oxidase. It is also a drug of abuse and a psychotomimetic.
| Descriptor ID |
D003913
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.471.683.152.110.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Dextroamphetamine- Dextroamphetamine
- dextro-Amphetamine
- dextro Amphetamine
- Dexamphetamine
- d-Amphetamine
- d Amphetamine
- Dexamfetamine
Oxydess- Oxydess
- Vortech Brand of Dextroamphetamine Sulfate
Dextroamphetamine Sulfate- Dextroamphetamine Sulfate
- Sulfate, Dextroamphetamine
- d-Amphetamine Sulfate
- d Amphetamine Sulfate
- Dextro-Amphetamine Sulfate
- Dextro Amphetamine Sulfate
DextroStat- DextroStat
- Shire Brand of Dextroamphetamine Sulfate
Curban- Curban
- Pasadena Brand of Dextroamphetamine
Dexedrine- Dexedrine
- GlaxoSmithKline Brand of Dextroamphetamine Sulfate
- Mallinckrodt Brand of Dextroamphetamine Sulfate
- Celltech Brand of Dextroamphetamine Sulfate
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Dextroamphetamine" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Dextroamphetamine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dextroamphetamine" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Thompson RG, Oliveto A, Thostenson JD, Wilson MP, McGaugh J, Mancino MJ. Utility of a controlled amphetamine withdrawal paradigm among adults who use methamphetamine: A pilot clinical trial. J Psychopharmacol. 2021 11; 35(11):1420-1430.