Skip to content
Methamphetamine
Desoxyn (methamphetamine) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Methamphetamine was first approved as Desoxyn on 1982-01-01. It is used to treat attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, narcolepsy, and obesity in the USA.
Download report
Favorite
Commercial
Therapeutic Areas
Therapeutic Area
MeSH
nervous system diseasesD009422
nutritional and metabolic diseasesD009750
signs and symptoms pathological conditionsD013568
mental disordersD001523
Trade Name
FDA
EMA
Desoxyn (generic drugs available since 2010-04-21, discontinued: Methampex)
Drug Products
FDA
EMA
New Drug Application (NDA)
New Drug Application (NDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Methamphetamine hydrochloride
Tradename
Company
Number
Date
Products
DESOXYNKey TherapeuticsN-005378 RX1982-01-01
1 products, RLD, RS
Show 1 discontinued
Labels
FDA
EMA
Brand Name
Status
Last Update
desoxynNew Drug Application2022-09-08
Indications
FDA
EMA
Indication
Ontology
MeSH
ICD-10
attention deficit disorder with hyperactivityEFO_0003888D001289F90
narcolepsyEFO_0000614D009290G47.4
obesityEFO_0001073D009765E66.9
Agency Specific
FDA
EMA
No data
Patent Expiration
No data
ATC Codes
N: Nervous system drugs
— N06: Psychoanaleptics
— N06B: Psychostimulants, agents used for adhd and nootropics
— N06BA: Centrally acting sympathomimetics
— N06BA03: Metamfetamine
HCPCS
No data
Clinical
Clinical Trials
194 clinical trials
View more details
Mock data
Subscribe for the real data
Indications Phases 4
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Opioid-related disordersD009293EFO_0005611F11691051138
Postoperative painD010149G89.1822115726
PainD010146EFO_0003843R5281043425
Hiv infectionsD015658EFO_0000764B2042—1310
Chronic painD059350HP_0012532111339
Neonatal abstinence syndromeD009357EFO_0005799P96.1—12328
Substance-related disordersD019966EFO_0003890F132—2217
HivD006678O98.71—1316
Heroin dependenceD006556EFO_00042401—1136
DeliriumD003693R41.0———123
Show 21 more
Indications Phases 3
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
NeoplasmsD009369C80243—311
Cocaine-related disordersD019970F14431——7
Cancer painD000072716G89.3——2—24
PregnancyD011247EFO_0002950Z33.1——1—23
Hepatitis cD006526B19.22—1——3
ScoliosisD012600EFO_0004273M411—2——3
Opiate substitution treatmentD058850——2——2
Acute painD059787R521—1——2
Palliative careD010166—11——1
Intractable painD010148——1——1
Show 4 more
Indications Phases 2
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Central nervous system neoplasmsD01654311——12
Urinary bladder neoplasmsD001749C6711——12
InflammationD007249—1———1
Peripheral nervous system diseasesD010523G64—1———1
Critical illnessD01663811———1
Premature birthD047928EFO_0003917O6011———1
Restless legs syndromeD012148EFO_0004270G25.81—1———1
Aids-associated nephropathyD016263EFO_0007313—1———1
PolyneuropathiesD011115EFO_0009562A69.22—1———1
Diabetic neuropathiesD003929EFO_1000783—1———1
Show 12 more
Indications Phases 1
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Healthy volunteers/patients—6———17
InfectionsD007239EFO_00005442————2
HepacivirusD0161741————1
KyphosisD007738HP_0002808M40.201————1
Intervertebral disc degenerationD055959HP_00084191————1
SpondylolisthesisD013168EFO_0007493M43.11————1
StomatitisD013280EFO_1001904K12.11————1
Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neckD0000771951————1
CandidiasisD002177B371————1
VomitingD014839HP_0002013R11.11————1
Show 1 more
Indications Without Phase
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Cardiovascular diseasesD002318EFO_0000319I98————11
Post-traumatic stress disordersD013313EFO_0001358F43.1————11
Squamous cell carcinomaD002294————11
LeukemiaD007938C95————11
Myelodysplastic syndromesD009190D46————11
Myeloproliferative disordersD009196D47.1————11
LymphomaD008223C85.9————11
Precancerous conditionsD011230————11
Lymphoproliferative disordersD008232Orphanet_2442D47.9————11
Plasma cell neoplasmsD054219————11
Show 11 more
Epidemiology
Epidemiological information for investigational and approved indications
View more details
Drug
General
Drug common nameMETHAMPHETAMINE
INNmetamfetamine
Description
Methamphetamine[note 1] (contracted from N-methylamphetamine) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug and less commonly as a second-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity. Methamphetamine was discovered in 1893 and exists as two enantiomers: levo-methamphetamine and dextro-methamphetamine.[note 2] Methamphetamine properly refers to a specific chemical substance, the racemic free base, which is an equal mixture of levomethamphetamine and dextromethamphetamine in their pure amine forms, but the hydrochloride salt, commonly called crystal meth, is widely used. Methamphetamine is rarely prescribed over concerns involving human neurotoxicity and potential for recreational use as an aphrodisiac and euphoriant, among other concerns, as well as the availability of safer substitute drugs with comparable treatment efficacy such as Adderall and Vyvanse. Dextroamphetamine is a stronger CNS stimulant than levomethamphetamine.
Classification
Small molecule
Drug class—
Image (chem structure or protein)
Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
CN[C@@H](C)Cc1ccccc1
Identifiers
PDB—
CAS-ID537-46-2
RxCUI—
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL1201201
ChEBI ID6809
PubChem CID1206
DrugBankDB01577
UNII ID44RAL3456C (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
Target
Agency Approved
No data
Alternate
No data
Variants
Clinical Variant
No data
Financial
No data
Trends
PubMed Central
Top Terms for Disease or Syndrome:
Mock data
Subscribe for the real data
Additional graphs summarizing 35,905 documents
View more details
Safety
Black-box Warning
Black-box warning for: Desoxyn
Adverse Events
Top Adverse Reactions
Mock data
Subscribe for the real data
28,472 adverse events reported
View more details