*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SH9798000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phenethylamine, alpha-methyl-, hydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 405-41-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199203
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 11
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H13-N.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 171.69
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ZY1&1R &GH
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Amphetamine hydrochloride
   * Benzedrine hydrochloride
   * Benzeneethanamine, alpha-methyl-, hydrochloride
   * alpha-Methylphenethylamine hydrochloride
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 714 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Vascular - BP elevation not characterized in autonomic section
REFERENCE :
   JAMAAP JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association.  (AMA, 535 N.
   Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60610)  V.1-    1883-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   94,790,1930
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 30 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 86,284,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JACSAT Journal of the American Chemical Society.  (American Chemical Soc.,
   Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
   20037)  V.1-    1879-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 53,1875,1931
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 45 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JACSAT Journal of the American Chemical Society.  (American Chemical Soc.,
   Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
   20037)  V.1-    1879-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 63,602,1941
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 120 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   JPHYA7 Journal of Physiology.  (Cambridge Univ. Press, 32 E. 57th St., New
   York, NY 10022) V.1-    1878-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 98,424,1940
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 42 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 86,280,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 8400 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CCCCAK Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications.  (Academic Press
   Inc. Ltd., 24-28 Oval Rd., London NW1 7DX, UK)  V.1-    1929-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,2819,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 11 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 86,284,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 86,284,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 86,284,1946

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   CHREAY Chemical Reviews.  (American Chemical Soc., Distribution Office Dept.
   223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC 20037)  V.1-    1924-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,389,1931

 
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