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2-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-methylmorpholine

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  ├─ used  src/doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.10.006  Fluorinated phenmetrazine "legal highs" act as substrates for high-affinity monoamine transporters of the SLC6 family
  ├─ used  src/doi:10.1002/dta.2577  Method validation and preliminary pharmacokinetic studies on the new designer stimulant 3-fluorophenmetrazine (3-FPM)
  ├─ used  src/doi:10.1016/j.jpba.2016.06.011  3-Fluorophenmetrazine, a fluorinated analogue of phenmetrazine: Studies on in vivo metabolism in rat and human, in vitro metabolism in human CYP isoenzymes and microbial biotransformation
  ├─ used  src/url:b741e4b0224015b0  3-fluorophenmetrazine - WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence Information Repository
  ├─ used  src/doi:10.1007/s13730-017-0263-4  Acute kidney injury and critical limb ischaemia associated with the use of the so called 'legal high' 3-fluorophenmetrazine
  ├─ used  src/doi:10.1093/jat/bkx060  Multiple Drug-Toxicity Involving Novel Psychoactive Substances, 3-Fluorophenmetrazine and U-47700
  ├─ used  src/doi:10.1007/s00213-015-3875-4  Effects of the dopamine/norepinephrine releaser phenmetrazine on cocaine self-administration and cocaine-primed reinstatement in rats
  ├─ used  src/doi:10.1002/dta.1945  Test purchase, synthesis and characterization of 3-fluorophenmetrazine (3-FPM) and differentiation from its ortho- and para-substituted isomers
  ├─ used  src/doi:10.1186/s12916-016-0735-y  Post-marketing withdrawal of anti-obesity medicinal products because of adverse drug reactions: a systematic review
  ├─ used  src/doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.10.026  Role of phenmetrazine as an active metabolite of phendimetrazine: evidence from studies of drug discrimination and pharmacokinetics in rhesus monkeys
  ├─ used  src/doi:10.1080/15563650.2016.1211288  Adverse events related to the new psychoactive substance 3-fluorophenmetrazine - results from the Swedish STRIDA project
  ├─ used  src/doi:10.1002/dta.2396  Synthesis, analytical characterization, and monoamine transporter activity of the new psychoactive substance 4-methylphenmetrazine (4-MPM), with differentiation from its ortho- and meta- positional isomers
  ├─ used  src/doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.109959  Organ distribution of diclazepam, pyrazolam and 3-fluorophenmetrazine
  ├─ used  src/url:861739b0dbcf4ea4  Adverse events related to the new psychoactive substance 3-fluorophenmetrazine - results from the Swedish STRIDA project (expanded data)
  ├─ used  src/doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-224995  Novel psychoactive substances: overdose of 3-fluorophenmetrazine (3-FPM) and etizolam in a 33-year-old man
  ├─ used  src/pmid:16119498  Phentermine and anaesthesia
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Sources

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1 strong · 7 moderate · 9 weak

Compilations

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Decisions

46last ruled 2026-06-04

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Issued documents

42026-10-19T20:29:37.666Z

notice · info card · emergency

Searches

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queries and counts on the build

Claims checked

7062 supported

62 supported · 8 not

Correspondence

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Edges

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derivations recorded for this entity

Complete over 17 sources, 1 compilation, and 46 decisions.Not here: the private journal (never).Working material — drafts, discards, unsupported claims — is listed below and readable on the working page.Cite: psychedex.org/substances/3-fpm/archive

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Selection

results seen88
selected by the model21
consumed as sources17

Verification

claims checked70
supported55
partially supported7
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inconclusive7
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17 source keys (listed under Sources)
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19 searches — query, source, results, what was kept and why
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1PubMed3-FPM fluorophenmetrazine analytical forensic detection mass spectrometry22Both are primary forensic/toxicology data sources for 3-FPM blood concentrations and postmortem distribution
2ClinicalTrials.gov · absence3-fluorophenmetrazine phenylmorpholine stimulant0—Confirms no clinical trial data available
3PubChem3-FPM11Primary chemical identity verification
4PubMedfluorophenylmorpholine novel psychoactive substance stimulant15—None selected - too general, did not return 3-FPM specific results
5PubMed3-FPM 3-fluorophenmetrazine phenylmorpholine stimulant11Directly relevant to 3-FPM market history and isomer pharmacology
6OpenAlex3-fluorophenmetrazine 3-FPM monoamine transporter stimulant (citations sort)9326810957 is the first characterization paper for 3-FPM; 27552699 mentions 3-FPM in UK NPS context; 32249347 is high-citation designer drug review
7PubMed3-fluorophenmetrazine dopamine norepinephrine transporter release21Mayer et al. is the first published pharmacological characterization of 3-FPM mechanism
8PMC—11Severe adverse event case demonstrating extreme vasoconstriction
9PMC—11Case report of CNS-depressant combination risk
10PubMed3-fluorophenmetrazine metabolism CYP isoenzymes Mardal11Definitive metabolism/CYP characterization paper
11UNODC—11SMILES not returned by PubChem API; UNODC confirmed it
12PubMedPMID 3078420411Only human PK data for 3-FPM
13WebSearch3-FPM 3-fluorophenmetrazine Sweden Germany UK scheduled controlled101Legal status across key jurisdictions
14PubMed3-fluorophenmetrazine STRIDA Swedish adverse events11Clinical adverse events case series from surveillance project
15WebSearch3-FPM 3-fluorophenmetrazine Sweden Germany UK scheduled controlled 2016101Core legal status information for major jurisdictions
16PubMedphenmetrazine morpholine dopamine releasing stimulant dependence abuse potential41Documents parent compound abuse potential via DA/NE releasing mechanism
17WebSearch3-fluorophenmetrazine PAL-593 patent 2011 phenylmorpholine synthesis101First scientific description of 3-FPM; establishes 2011 as synthesis origin point
18WebSearch3-fluorophenmetrazine CAS number free base melting point physical properties102Chemical identity data not available from API tools
19OpenAlexphenmetrazine monoamine releaser dopamine abuse potential (citations sort)81Documents phenmetrazine withdrawal history as relevant parent compound context
70 claims by section — every cited sentence, checked against its source
safety19 · 13 ok
  • Claim in safety — inconclusiveinconclusiveworking →

  • Claim in safety — inconclusiveinconclusiveworking →

  • Intravenous administration produced atrial fibrillation and catastrophic peripheral vasospasm with four-limb ischaemia, culminating in bilateral below-knee amputations and digit necrosissupported

    52-year-old male IV user of 3-FPM developed AKI, four-limb ischaemia with atrial fibrillation, hypotension, livedo reticularis. Required bilateral below-knee amputations. s13730-017-0263-4

  • Widespread T-wave inversions — indicating myocardial repolarization disturbance — were observed on day 5 in a 3-FPM/etizolam overdose case and resolved spontaneously.partially supported

    Developed seizure-like activity, T-wave inversions (resolved). bcr-2018-224995

  • Acute kidney injury requiring 26 days of continuous veno-venous haemofiltration was documented in the intravenous use case, likely secondary to vasospasm-induced renal hypoperfusion and complement activation (C3 0.67 g/L, C4 0.11 g/L).supported

    Required bilateral below-knee amputations and prolonged CVVH (26 days). Low complement C3/C4. s13730-017-0263-4

  • Claim in safety — inconclusiveinconclusiveworking →

  • Claim in safety — inconclusiveinconclusiveworking →

  • Phenmetrazine self-administers in rodents at reinforcing doses and produces discriminative stimulus effects in rhesus monkeys that generalize to amphetaminepartially supported

    Phenmetrazine (parent compound of 3-FPM) attenuates cocaine self-administration in rodents via DA/NE release. Establishes phenmetrazine abuse liability and dopaminergic mechanism. s00213-015-3875-4

  • Phenmetrazine self-administers in rodents at reinforcing doses and produces discriminative stimulus effects in rhesus monkeys that generalize to amphetaminesupported

    Drug discrimination studies in rhesus monkeys. Establishes phenmetrazine's pharmacological profile and abuse potential. j.drugalcdep.2012.10.026

  • Chronic phenmetrazine treatment attenuates cocaine self-administration in rats, a finding consistent with cross-tolerance at shared DAT targets.supported

    Phenmetrazine (parent compound of 3-FPM) attenuates cocaine self-administration in rodents via DA/NE release. s00213-015-3875-4

  • Phentermine-class sympathomimetics — pharmacologically analogous to 3-FPM — should be discontinued before surgery due to potential interactions with tramadol and antidepressantssupported

    Sympathomimetic anti-obesity medications should be discontinued pre-operatively; potential interactions with tramadol and antidepressants noted for phentermine-class sympathomimetics. pmid:16119498

  • Multiple published fatalities and near-fatalities involved 3-FPM co-administered with opioids and/or benzodiazepinessupported

    Poly-drug death with U-47700, amitriptyline, methamphetamine, diazepam, flubromazolam, delorazepam. bkx060

  • Multiple published fatalities and near-fatalities involved 3-FPM co-administered with opioids and/or benzodiazepinessupported

    Organ distribution of diclazepam, pyrazolam and 3-fluorophenmetrazine. Cause of death: positional asphyxia from poly-drug intoxication. j.forsciint.2019.109959

  • Multiple published fatalities and near-fatalities involved 3-FPM co-administered with opioids and/or benzodiazepinessupported

    Found with empty etizolam 50mg and 3-FPM 500mg packages. bcr-2018-224995

  • Claim in safety — inconclusiveinconclusiveworking →

  • Pre-existing cardiovascular disease (hypertension, arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, structural heart disease) — catecholamine surge increases myocardial oxygen demand, heart rate, and blood pressure. The documented cases of tachycardia (47%) and atrial fibrillation support this contraindication.supported

    52-year-old male IV user of 3-FPM developed AKI, four-limb ischaemia with atrial fibrillation, hypotension, livedo reticularis. s13730-017-0263-4

  • Claim in safety — inconclusiveinconclusiveworking →

  • Concurrent tramadol use — seizure and serotonin syndrome risk.supported

    Potential interactions with tramadol and antidepressants noted for phentermine-class sympathomimetics. pmid:16119498

  • Peripheral vascular disease — the documented case of catastrophic limb ischaemia following intravenous 3-FPM indicates that pre-existing vascular compromise dramatically increases ischaemic risk.supported

    Highlights severe vasoconstrictive and end-organ effects. s13730-017-0263-4

pharmacology11 · 10 ok
  • Claim in pharmacology — not_supportednot supportedworking →

  • 3-FPM is a substrate-type monoamine releasing agent acting at plasma membrane transporters of the SLC6 familysupported

    FPM isomers act as monoamine releasers via DAT, NET, SERT in HEK293 cells and rat brain synaptosomes. j.neuropharm.2017.10.006

  • In HEK293 cells expressing human transporters and rat brain synaptosomes, 3-FPM inhibits uptake at DAT and NET with IC₅₀ values below 2.5 µM (comparable to cocaine), while serotonin transporter (SERT) inhibition is weak (IC₅₀ > 80 µM)supported

    2-, 3- and 4-FPM inhibit uptake at DAT and NET with IC50 < 2.5 uM (comparable to cocaine), SERT IC50 > 80 uM. FPM isomers act as monoamine releasers via DAT, NET, SERT in HEK293 cells and rat brain synaptosomes. j.neuropharm.2017.10.006

  • Each fluorinated phenmetrazine isomer (2-FPM, 3-FPM, 4-FPM) evokes concentration-dependent monoamine release from rat brain synaptosomes, confirming substrate-type releasing activity rather than simple reuptake inhibitionsupported

    FPM isomers act as monoamine releasers via DAT, NET, SERT in HEK293 cells and rat brain synaptosomes. j.neuropharm.2017.10.006

  • The Mayer et al. 2018 study represented the first published pharmacological characterization of 3-FPM's mechanism of actionsupported

    First published pharmacological characterization of 3-FPM mechanism of action. j.neuropharm.2017.10.006

  • No published in vivo pharmacodynamic data exist for 3-FPM in rodents or humans beyond a single pharmacokinetic self-experiment.supported

    PK self-experiment: Cmax 210 ng/mL at tmax 2.5 h after oral ingestion. T1/2 ~8.8 h. dta.2577

  • The only published human pharmacokinetic data derive from Grumann et al. 2019 — a controlled n=1 self-experiment using a single oral dose:supported

    PK self-experiment: Cmax 210 ng/mL at tmax 2.5 h after oral ingestion. dta.2577

  • Excretion is primarily as unchanged compound, with the N-oxide as the principal metabolitepartially supported

    Mainly excreted unchanged. Metabolic pathways: aryl-hydroxylation, N-hydroxylation. dta.2577

  • The oxidative ring-opening product 2-amino-1-(3-fluorophenyl)propan-1-ol showed the longest detection window across all matrices and may serve as the optimal forensic biomarker.supported

    Ring-opening product (2-amino-1-(3-fluorophenyl)propan-1-ol) showed largest detection window. dta.2577

  • Mardal et al. 2016 characterized 3-FPM metabolism using in vivo rat and human urine samples and in vitro CYP isoenzyme studies:supported

    Studies on in vivo metabolism in rat and human, in vitro metabolism in human CYP isoenzymes and microbial biotransformation. j.jpba.2016.06.011

  • While CYP isoenzyme involvement was characterized in vitro, the specific isoenzymes responsible (e.g., CYP2D6, CYP3A4, CYP2B6) are not reported in the published abstractsupported

    CYP isoenzyme contributions to phase I metabolism characterized. j.jpba.2016.06.011

summary9 · 9 ok
  • 2-(3-Fluorophenyl)-3-methylmorpholine (3-FPM, PAL-593) is a synthetic phenylmorpholine stimulant and structural analog of phenmetrazine, the anorectic withdrawn from clinical use in the 1980s. 3-FPM occupies a moderate-potency position among catecholamine-releasing stimulants, with dopamine and norepinephrine transporter uptake inhibition IC₅₀ values below 2.5 µM — comparable to cocaine — but weak serotonergic activity (SERT IC₅₀ > 80 µM)supported

    2-, 3- and 4-FPM inhibit uptake at DAT and NET with IC50 < 2.5 uM (comparable to cocaine), SERT IC50 > 80 uM. j.neuropharm.2017.10.006

  • Oral duration spans 4–6 hours, with an elimination half-life of approximately 8.8 hours.partially supported

    T1/2 ~8.8 h, Vd ~400 L (5.3 L/kg). dta.2577

  • The pharmacological evidence base is sparse: one in vitro transporter study, one n=1 human pharmacokinetic self-experiment, one metabolism study, and a handful of clinical toxicology case reports constitute the entirety of published datasupported

    First published pharmacological characterization of 3-FPM mechanism of action. j.neuropharm.2017.10.006

  • The pharmacological evidence base is sparse: one in vitro transporter study, one n=1 human pharmacokinetic self-experiment, one metabolism study, and a handful of clinical toxicology case reports constitute the entirety of published datasupported

    PK self-experiment: Cmax 210 ng/mL at tmax 2.5 h after oral ingestion. dta.2577

  • The pharmacological evidence base is sparse: one in vitro transporter study, one n=1 human pharmacokinetic self-experiment, one metabolism study, and a handful of clinical toxicology case reports constitute the entirety of published datasupported

    Main metabolic pathways: N-oxidation, aryl hydroxylation + O-methylation, alkyl hydroxylation, oxidative ring opening yielding bis-dealkylated metabolite, glucuronidation and sulfation. j.jpba.2016.06.011

  • 3-FPM functions as a substrate-type monoamine releasing agent at SLC6-family transporters, entering nerve terminals via DAT and NET to drive carrier-mediated efflux of dopamine and norepinephrinesupported

    FPM isomers act as monoamine releasers via DAT, NET, SERT in HEK293 cells and rat brain synaptosomes. j.neuropharm.2017.10.006

  • Tachycardia occurs in 47% of clinical intoxication presentations, and one intravenous use case produced critical limb ischaemia requiring bilateral below-knee amputationpartially supported

    Required bilateral below-knee amputations and prolonged CVVH (26 days). s13730-017-0263-4

  • All published fatalities involved polysubstance combinationssupported

    Poly-drug death with U-47700, amitriptyline, methamphetamine, diazepam, flubromazolam, delorazepam. bkx060

  • Tolerance and dependence data are absent from published literature; class-level inference from phenmetrazine and amphetamine suggests moderate psychological dependence potential proportional to DAT engagementsupported

    Phenmetrazine (parent compound of 3-FPM) attenuates cocaine self-administration in rodents via DA/NE release. Establishes phenmetrazine abuse liability and dopaminergic mechanism. s00213-015-3875-4

history7 · 7 ok
  • The compound was independently synthesized and analytically characterized in academic literature by McLaughlin and colleagues, published in Drug Testing and Analysis (online 2016, print 2017)supported

    First synthesis and analytical characterization of 3-FPM. dta.1945

  • Their study was prompted by 3-FPM's emergence on the new psychoactive substance (NPS) market; five samples purchased from UK internet vendors all proved to be authentic 3-FPM.supported

    Five UK internet vendor samples verified as genuine 3-FPM. Describes 3-FPM as an NPS that appeared on the recreational drug market as a phenmetrazine analog. dta.1945

  • Phenmetrazine was widely prescribed for weight management but was withdrawn from clinical use in most countries following recognition of its stimulant abuse potential and adverse cardiovascular and psychiatric effectssupported

    Systematic review of drugs affecting monoamine neurotransmitters licensed for obesity treatment that were withdrawn due to adverse reactions. Includes phenmetrazine history. s12916-016-0735-y

  • It remains a Schedule II controlled substance in the United States. Phendimetrazine (Schedule III) serves as a prodrug for phenmetrazine, undergoing hepatic conversion to the active compound.supported

    Phendimetrazine (Schedule III) acts as prodrug for phenmetrazine. j.drugalcdep.2012.10.026

  • 3-FPM first appeared on the recreational drug market in 2014, detected in Hungary, Sweden, and the United Kingdomsupported

    First patented 2011, appeared on drug market 2014. dta.2577

  • 3-FPM first appeared on the recreational drug market in 2014, detected in Hungary, Sweden, and the United Kingdomsupported

    Case series from Swedish Poison Information Centre: 8 analytically confirmed 3-FPM intoxications Nov 2014 - Oct 2015. 15563650.2016.1211288

  • The Swedish Poisons Information Centre (STRIDA project) logged the first analytically confirmed 3-FPM intoxications in November 2014.supported

    8 analytically confirmed 3-FPM intoxications Nov 2014 - Oct 2015. 15563650.2016.1211288

clinical-evidence6 · 6 ok
  • Cause of death: multiple drug toxicity (accident).supported

    Poly-drug death with U-47700, amitriptyline, methamphetamine, diazepam, flubromazolam, delorazepam. bkx060

  • The only controlled human exposure study is a single-participant pharmacokinetic self-experiment by Grumann et al. 2019supported

    PK self-experiment: Cmax 210 ng/mL at tmax 2.5 h after oral ingestion. dta.2577

  • The STRIDA project (Swedish Poisons Information Centre) reported the largest clinical series: 19 patients with analytically confirmed 3-FPM exposure presenting to Swedish emergency departments between November 2014 and October 2015:partially supported

    Case series from Swedish Poison Information Centre: 8 analytically confirmed 3-FPM intoxications Nov 2014 - Oct 2015. 15563650.2016.1211288

  • The patient required bilateral below-knee amputations and sustained left hand digit necrosissupported

    Required bilateral below-knee amputations and prolonged CVVH (26 days). s13730-017-0263-4

  • The patient was discharged on day 7.supported

    Discharged day 7. bcr-2018-224995

  • Cause of death: positional asphyxia promoted by polydrug intoxication.supported

    Cause of death: positional asphyxia from poly-drug intoxication. j.forsciint.2019.109959

pharmacokinetic-detail5 · 5 ok
  • The single published human pharmacokinetic study (Grumann et al. 2019; n=1 controlled self-experiment, single oral dose) provides the following parameter set:supported

    PK self-experiment: Cmax 210 ng/mL at tmax 2.5 h after oral ingestion. T1/2 ~8.8 h, Vd ~400 L (5.3 L/kg). dta.2577

  • Mardal et al. 2016 established the metabolic profile using rat and human urine samples combined with in vitro CYP isoenzyme incubationssupported

    Studies on in vivo metabolism in rat and human, in vitro metabolism in human CYP isoenzymes and microbial biotransformation. j.jpba.2016.06.011

  • The oxidative ring-opening metabolite 2-amino-1-(3-fluorophenyl)propan-1-ol exhibited the longest detection window across all biological matrices in the Grumann pharmacokinetic study, suggesting it accumulates or clears more slowly than the parent compoundsupported

    Ring-opening product (2-amino-1-(3-fluorophenyl)propan-1-ol) showed largest detection window. dta.2577

  • Specific CYP isoenzyme assignments (CYP2D6, CYP3A4, CYP2B6) are not available from the published abstractsupported

    CYP isoenzyme contributions to phase I metabolism characterized. j.jpba.2016.06.011

  • The intravenous route bypasses first-pass metabolism entirely, producing near-instantaneous peak concentrations — the catastrophic vasoconstrictive injury documented in a published case report is consistent with this pharmacokinetic profile.supported

    52-year-old male IV user of 3-FPM developed AKI, four-limb ischaemia with atrial fibrillation, hypotension, livedo reticularis. Highlights severe vasoconstrictive and end-organ effects. s13730-017-0263-4

comparative-pharmacology4 · 4 ok
  • 3-FPM belongs to a series of fluorinated phenmetrazine analogs (2-FPM, 3-FPM, 4-FPM) that share qualitatively similar pharmacology — all function as substrate-type catecholamine releasers with weak serotonergic activitysupported

    2-, 3- and 4-FPM inhibit uptake at DAT and NET with IC50 < 2.5 uM (comparable to cocaine), SERT IC50 > 80 uM. FPM isomers act as monoamine releasers via DAT, NET, SERT. j.neuropharm.2017.10.006

  • The three isomers can be differentiated analytically by NMR, mass spectrometry, and chromatographic methods.supported

    Differentiation from 2-FPM and 4-FPM isomers accomplished. dta.1945

  • The DAT IC₅₀ values for both compounds fall in the low micromolar range, suggesting comparable transporter potencysupported

    2-, 3- and 4-FPM inhibit uptake at DAT and NET with IC50 < 2.5 uM (comparable to cocaine). j.neuropharm.2017.10.006

  • Mayer et al. 2018 explicitly noted that 3-FPM's DAT and NET IC₅₀ values are comparable to cocainesupported

    2-, 3- and 4-FPM inhibit uptake at DAT and NET with IC50 < 2.5 uM (comparable to cocaine). j.neuropharm.2017.10.006

neuroscience4 · 3 ok
  • The parent compound phenmetrazine self-administers in rodents at reinforcing doses, and phenmetrazine-trained rhesus monkeys generalize the discriminative stimulus to amphetamine — confirming that the phenylmorpholine scaffold engages the same mesolimbic circuits as amphetamine-class stimulants.partially supported

    Phenmetrazine (parent compound of 3-FPM) attenuates cocaine self-administration in rodents via DA/NE release. Establishes phenmetrazine abuse liability and dopaminergic mechanism. s00213-015-3875-4

  • The parent compound phenmetrazine self-administers in rodents at reinforcing doses, and phenmetrazine-trained rhesus monkeys generalize the discriminative stimulus to amphetamine — confirming that the phenylmorpholine scaffold engages the same mesolimbic circuits as amphetamine-class stimulants.supported

    Drug discrimination studies in rhesus monkeys. Establishes phenmetrazine's pharmacological profile and abuse potential. j.drugalcdep.2012.10.026

  • Claim in neuroscience — inconclusiveinconclusiveworking →

  • What is the dose-response curve for reward and reinforcement? No self-administration, conditioned place preference, or intracranial self-stimulation studies have been published for 3-FPM. The parent compound phenmetrazine self-administers in rats, but the fluorine substitution may alter reinforcing efficacy.supported

    Phenmetrazine (parent compound of 3-FPM) attenuates cocaine self-administration in rodents via DA/NE release. Establishes phenmetrazine abuse liability and dopaminergic mechanism. s00213-015-3875-4

chemistry2 · 2 ok
  • All three have been characterized pharmacologically and show qualitatively similar catecholamine-selective releasing activity, though quantitative differences in transporter potency existsupported

    2-, 3- and 4-FPM inhibit uptake at DAT and NET with IC50 < 2.5 uM (comparable to cocaine), SERT IC50 > 80 uM. FPM isomers act as monoamine releasers via DAT, NET, SERT. j.neuropharm.2017.10.006

  • The three isomers can be differentiated analytically by NMR, mass spectrometry, and chromatographic methods.supported

    Differentiation from 2-FPM and 4-FPM isomers accomplished. dta.1945

receptor-pharmacology2 · 2 ok
  • The sole published transporter pharmacology data for 3-FPM derive from Mayer et al. 2018, conducted in HEK293 cells expressing human monoamine transporters and validated in rat brain synaptosomes:supported

    FPM isomers act as monoamine releasers via DAT, NET, SERT in HEK293 cells and rat brain synaptosomes. First published pharmacological characterization of 3-FPM mechanism of action. j.neuropharm.2017.10.006

  • EC₅₀ values for monoamine release — the more pharmacologically relevant metric for a releasing agent — are not reported in published abstracts. The available IC₅₀ values reflect uptake inhibition potency, which does not fully capture releasing efficacysupported

    2-, 3- and 4-FPM inhibit uptake at DAT and NET with IC50 < 2.5 uM (comparable to cocaine), SERT IC50 > 80 uM. j.neuropharm.2017.10.006

effects-overview1 · 1 ok
  • No controlled human studies have assessed subjective effects; all characterization derives from clinical toxicology surveillance and class inference.supported

    Case series from Swedish Poison Information Centre: 8 analytically confirmed 3-FPM intoxications Nov 2014 - Oct 2015. Documents adverse events profile for 3-FPM in clinical toxicology setting. 15563650.2016.1211288

3Sources

17 consumed · sorted by year · feeds = sections resting on it

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2019Method validation and preliminary pharmacokinetic studies on the new designer stimulant 3-fluorophenmetrazine (3-FPM)Grumann C, Huppertz LM, Bisel P, Angerer V, Auwärter V · Drug Testing and Analysisdoi:10.1002/dta.2577moderateconsumed5 sections
2019Organ distribution of diclazepam, pyrazolam and 3-fluorophenmetrazineLehmann S, Sczyslo A, Froch-Cortis J, Rothschild MA, Thevis M, Andresen-Streichert H, Mercer-Chalmers-Bender K · Forensic Science Internationaldoi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.109959weakconsumed2 sections
2018Fluorinated phenmetrazine "legal highs" act as substrates for high-affinity monoamine transporters of the SLC6 familyMayer FP, Burchardt NV, Decker AM, Partilla JS, Li Y, McLaughlin G, Kavanagh PV, Sandtner W, Blough BE, Brandt SD, Baumann MH, Sitte HH · Neuropharmacologydoi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.10.006moderateconsumed5 sections
2018Novel psychoactive substances: overdose of 3-fluorophenmetrazine (3-FPM) and etizolam in a 33-year-old manBenesch MGK, Iqbal SJ · BMJ Case Reportsdoi:10.1136/bcr-2018-224995weakconsumed2 sections
2018Synthesis, analytical characterization, and monoamine transporter activity of the new psychoactive substance 4-methylphenmetrazine (4-MPM), with differentiation from its ortho- and meta- positional isomersMcLaughlin G, Baumann MH, Kavanagh PV, Morris N, Power JD, Dowling G, Twamley B, O'Brien J, Hessman G, Westphal F, Walther D, Brandt SD · Drug Testing and Analysisdoi:10.1002/dta.2396moderateconsumedcited only
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4Docket

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  1. 0012026-04-28revisionRevision 1

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  2. 0022026-06-04proposal44 value proposals approved together

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    44 items in this filing

    • dose_tier · light
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    • timeline · oral · onset
    • timeline · oral · come_up
    • timeline · oral · peak
    • timeline · oral · plateau
    • timeline · oral · resolution
    • timeline · oral · afterglow
    • timeline · insufflated · onset
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    • timeline · insufflated · afterglow
    • toxicity
    • dependence · full
    • withdrawal
    • tolerance
    • dosage · oral
    • dosage · insufflated
    • duration · oral · onset
    • duration · oral · come_up
    • duration · oral · peak
    • duration · oral · offset
    • duration · oral · total
    • duration · oral · aftereffects
    • duration · insufflated · onset
    • duration · insufflated · come_up
    • duration · insufflated · peak
    • duration · insufflated · offset
    • duration · insufflated · total
    • duration · insufflated · aftereffects
    • contraindication · cardiovascular
    • contraindication · cardiovascular
    • contraindication · cardiovascular
    • contraindication · cardiovascular
    • contraindication · neurological
    • contraindication · psychiatric
    • contraindication · other
    • contraindication · other
    • contraindication · pregnancy_breastfeeding
    • contraindication · renal
    psx:substance/3-fpm/proposal/dose_tier/8b3a5d87-d934-4389-b0f4-5b09fd083a78
  3. 0032026-06-04publicationPublication — backfill

5Issued documents

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