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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; DaytranaDrugs* : DEXMETHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE; RITALIN-SR; METHYLIN; RITALIN; METADATE CD; METHYLIN ER; FOCALIN; RITALIN LA; DAYTRANA; FOCALIN XR; METHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE; CONCERTA; METADATE ER
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
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

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