It is a frequent phenomenon nowadays to read about the news on increased consumption of crystal methamphetamine in India. This condition is dire than expected, as the manufacturers of the drug are increasing day by day. Methamphetamine is the notorious drug, which creates the extreme level of addiction, the repercussions of this drug is no doubt but catastrophic. This article describes the pharmacological aspects of the abused drug Methamphetamine.
Methamphetamine falls into the category of Sympathomimetic drugs, which is phenethylamine compound. This drug shows anorexiant, euphoric, and hallucinogenic effects. If we look into the clinical aspect of Methamphetamine, this drug shows action on attention deficit disorder, short-term treatment of obesity and off-label treatment of narcolepsy. Methamphetamine is synthesized via simple reactions using readily available and over the…
