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Phenylpropanolamine
A sympathomimetic closely related to ephedrine (it is norephedrine), synthesised around 1910 and used in medicine from the 1930s as a nasal decongestant and appetite suppressant; in the United States human use ended between 2000 and 2005. This family brings together the active ingredient.
Did you know?It also has a veterinary use: in dogs it controls urinary incontinence caused by a weak urethral sphincter, and in 2024 the FDA approved the first generic chewable tablet version.
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EDQM standards 1
The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.
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