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Descriptions

Phenylpropanolamine (PPA; Accutrim), also known as the stereoisomers norephedrine and norpseudoephedrine, is a psychoactive drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes which is used as a stimulant, decongestant, and anorectic agent. It is commonly used in prescription and over-the-counter cough and cold preparations.

Veterinary Medicine:
Phenylpropanolamine is used to control urinary incontinence in dogs under trade names Propalin and Proin. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Phenylpropanolamine (Wikipedia)

A sympathomimetic that acts mainly by causing release of NOREPINEPHRINE but also has direct agonist activity at some adrenergic receptors. It is most commonly used as a nasal vasoconstrictor and an appetite depressant. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Phenylpropanolamine
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
PPA

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 去甲麻黄碱
Synonyms: 苯丙醇胺
fr-CA French (Canada) Phénylpropanolamine
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Fenüülpropanoolamiin
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Fenilpropanolamina
it-IT Italian (Italy) Fenilpropanolamina
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Fenilpropanolamin
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Фенилпропаноламин
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) fenylpropanolamine
fr-BE French (Belgium) Phénylpropanolamine
pl-PL Polish (Poland) Fenylopropanoloamina