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''' ''p''-Hydroxyamphetamine''' ('''4-hydroxyamphetamine''', '''α-methyltyramine''') is a [[drug]] that [[sympathomimetic|stimulates]] the [[sympathetic nervous system]]. When used in [[eye drop]]s, it dilates the [[pupil]]. It is sold in combination with [[tropicamide]] under the brand name Paremyd. It occurs as a metabolite of [[amphetamine]]. Once thought to be a human invention, ''p''-hydroxyamphetamine is now known to occur as an [[alkaloid]] in plants including ''[[Acacia berlandieri]]''.<ref>[http://www.cognitiveliberty.org/shulgin/adsarchive/acacia.htm Ask Dr. Shulgin Online: Acacias and Natural Amphetamine]</ref>
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''' ''p''-Hydroxyamphetamine''' ('''4-hydroxyamphetamine''', '''α-methyltyramine''') is a [[sympathomimetic drug]] that [[sympathomimetic|stimulates]] the [[sympathetic nervous system]]. When used in [[eye drop]]s, it dilates the [[pupil]]. It is sold in combination with [[tropicamide]] under the brand name Paremyd. It occurs as a metabolite of [[amphetamine]]. Once thought to be a human invention, ''p''-hydroxyamphetamine is now known to occur as an [[alkaloid]] in plants including ''[[Acacia berlandieri]]''.<ref>[http://www.cognitiveliberty.org/shulgin/adsarchive/acacia.htm Ask Dr. Shulgin Online: Acacias and Natural Amphetamine]</ref>
   
 
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Parahydroxyamphetamine chemical structure
Parahydroxyamphetamine

(1R,2S)-2-(methylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-ol
IUPAC name
CAS number
206-181-4
ATC code

[[ATC_code_|]][1]

PubChem
9377
DrugBank
nil
Chemical formula {{{chemical_formula}}}
Molecular weight 151.206
Bioavailability
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Elimination half-life
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Routes of administration Topical (Ocular)


p-Hydroxyamphetamine (4-hydroxyamphetamine, α-methyltyramine) is a sympathomimetic drug that stimulates the sympathetic nervous system. When used in eye drops, it dilates the pupil. It is sold in combination with tropicamide under the brand name Paremyd. It occurs as a metabolite of amphetamine. Once thought to be a human invention, p-hydroxyamphetamine is now known to occur as an alkaloid in plants including Acacia berlandieri.[1]

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