Ephedrine
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| PsychonautWiki | TripSit | Pharmacology | DrugCentral | DailyMed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | ||||||
| Class / category | — | — | — | ≈ | ||
| Also known as | EphedrineEphedra | — | — | — | — | |
| Safety | ||||||
| Dose · Oral | ||||||
| Threshold | 5 mg | 5 mg | — | — | — | = |
| Light | 10–20 mg | 10–20 mg | — | — | — | = |
| Common | 20–30 mg | 20–30 mg | — | — | — | = |
| Strong | 30–50 mg | 30–50 mg | — | — | — | = |
| Heavy | 50 mg+ | 50 mg+ | — | — | — | = |
| Duration | ||||||
| Onset | 20–90 minutes | 5–20 minutes | — | — | — | ≠ |
| Total | 2–5 hours | 3 hours | — | — | — | ≠ |
| After-effects | 2–4 hours | 1–8 hours | — | — | — | ≠ |
| Pharmacology | ||||||
| Receptor activity | — | — | — | ADRB2 | — | |
| Half-life | — | — | Oral ephedrine has a plasma elimination half life of approximately 6 hours, but there is a large degree of inter-patient variability. ...serum half-life of 2-3 hr. Ephedrineis eliminated in the urine largely as unchanged drug, with a t1/2 of 3-6 hrs. | — | — | |
| Protein binding | — | — | (-) Ephedrine is 4.9±0.3% bound to human serum albumin and (+) Ephedrine is 6.9±1.4% bound to human serum albumin. | — | — | |
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TripSit summary
Ephedrine is a sympathomimetic amine commonly used as a stimulant, concentration aid, decongestant, appetite suppressant, and to treat hypotension associated with anaesthesia. A methamphetamine analogue and commonly used in the production of methamphetamine.
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