amphetamine http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000661 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/RXNORM/725 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/703842006 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_2679 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C62006 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphetamine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Amphetamine https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179452 A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of (R)-amphetamine (also known as levamphetamine or levoamphetamine) and (S)-amphetamine (also known as dexamfetamine or dextroamphetamine. N06BA02 N06BA01 N06BA12 A powerful central nervous system stimulant and sympathomimetic. Amphetamine has multiple mechanisms of action including blocking uptake of adrenergics and dopamine, stimulation of release of monamines, and inhibiting monoamine oxidase. Amphetamine is also a drug of abuse and a psychotomimetic. The l- and the d,l-forms are included here. The l-form has less central nervous system activity but stronger cardiovascular effects. The d-form is dextroamphetamine. alpha-methylphenethylamine amphetamine