Amfonelic acid
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Amfonelic acid is a psychoactive drug
and research chemical used in scientific studies. It was discovered while researchers were investigating novel antibiotics. It acts as a potent and highly selective dopamine reuptake inhibitor
(DRI). It has a moderately long half-life
of approximately 12 hours. It is currently being researched as a medication to offset the sedative side-effects and enhance the noiciceptive activity of strong opioid analgesics
Psychoactive drug
A psychoactive drug, psychopharmaceutical, or psychotropic is a chemical substance that crosses the blood–brain barrier and acts primarily upon the central nervous system where it affects brain function, resulting in changes in perception, mood, consciousness, cognition, and behavior...
and research chemical used in scientific studies. It was discovered while researchers were investigating novel antibiotics. It acts as a potent and highly selective dopamine reuptake inhibitor
Dopamine reuptake inhibitor
A dopamine reuptake inhibitor is a type of drug that acts as a reuptake inhibitor for the neurotransmitter dopamine by blocking the action of the dopamine transporter...
(DRI). It has a moderately long half-life
Half-life
Half-life, abbreviated t½, is the period of time it takes for the amount of a substance undergoing decay to decrease by half. The name was originally used to describe a characteristic of unstable atoms , but it may apply to any quantity which follows a set-rate decay.The original term, dating to...
of approximately 12 hours. It is currently being researched as a medication to offset the sedative side-effects and enhance the noiciceptive activity of strong opioid analgesics