Pentorex (Modatrop), also known as phenpentermine or α,β-dimethylamphetamine, is a
stimulant drug related to
phentermine which is used as an
anorectic to assist with weight loss.[1][2] It also acts as a
diuretic.[3] Pentorex was developed by Nordmark in the 1960s.[4]
References
^Behrendt WA, Deininger R (August 1963). "On the Pharmacology of 2-Phenyl-3-Methyl-3-Butylamine, A Substance with Anorexic Action". Arzneimittel-Forschung (in German). 13 (8): 711–6.
PMID14090434.
^Opitz K, Kemper F, Loeser A (March 1965). "[Comparative study of the anorexigenic potency of some appetite depressants]". Arzneimittel-Forschung (in German). 15 (3): 278–81.
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^Opitz K (February 1965). "Natriuretisch-diuretische Wirkung von appetithemmenden Amphetamin-Derivaten". Klinische Wochenschrift (in German). 43 (4): 225–7.
doi:
10.1007/BF02350860.
PMID14265209.
S2CID46237660.
^GB patent 995063, "A Substituted Butylamine and Salts thereof", issued 1965-06-10, assigned to Nordmark