Ethylphenidate
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| Clinical data | |
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| Trade names | EPH |
| Routes of administration | Insufflation, vaporized, intravenous, intramuscular, rectal, oral, sublingual |
| ATC code | none |
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| Pharmacokinetic data | |
| Bioavailability | Variable |
| Protein binding | Unknown |
| Metabolism | Hepatic transesterification of prodrugs methylphenidate and ethanol |
| Biological half-life | Less than 4hrs[note 1] |
| Excretion | Urine |
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| CAS Number |
57413-43-1  |
| PubChem (CID) | 3080846 |
| ChemSpider |
2338571 |
| UNII |
984DG861KD  |
| Chemical and physical data | |
| Formula | C15H21NO2 |
| Molar mass | 247.33274 g/mol |
| 3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
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Ethylphenidate (EPH) is a psychostimulant and a close analog of methylphenidate.
Ethylphenidate acts as both a dopamine reuptake inhibitor and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, meaning it effectively boosts the levels of the norepinephrine and dopamine neurotransmitters in the brain, by binding to, and partially blocking the transporter proteins that normally remove those monoamines from the synaptic cleft.
There have been anecdotal reports of a perforated septum resulting from even just a few uses of ethylphenidate by insufflation (snorting). This is almost certainly due to ethylphenidate being caustic or containing caustic impurities, as users report that insufflation is extremely painful.
Pharmacokinetics
Ethylphenidate metabolizes into methylphenidate and ritalinic acid.[1]
Tiny amounts of ethylphenidate can be formed in vivo when ethanol and methylphenidate are coingested, via hepatic transesterification.[2] Ethylphenidate formation appears to be more common when large quantities of methylphenidate and alcohol are consumed at the same time, such as in non-medical use or overdose scenarios.[3] However, the transesterfication process of methylphenidate to ethylphenidate, as tested in mice liver, was dominant in the inactive (−)-enantiomer but showed a prolonged and increased maximal plasma concentration of the active (+)-enantiomer of methylphenidate.[4] Additionally, only a few percent of the consumed methylphenidate is converted to ethylphenidate.[2]
This carboxylesterase-dependent transesterification process is also known to occur when cocaine and alcohol are consumed together, forming cocaethylene.[5]
Pharmacodynamics
All available data on ethylphenidate's pharmacokinetics are drawn from studies conducted on rodents. Ethylphenidate is more selective to the dopamine transporter (DAT) than methylphenidate, having approximately the same efficacy as the parent compound,[4] but has significantly less activity on the norepinephrine transporter (NET).[6] Its dopaminergic pharmacodynamic profile is nearly identical to methylphenidate, and is primarily responsible for its euphoric and reinforcing effects.[7]
The eudysmic ratio for ethylphenidate is superior to that of methylphenidate.[4]
The following is ethylphenidate's binding profile in the mouse, alongside methylphenidate's. Figures for both the racemic and the dextrorotary enantiomers are given:[6]
| Compound | Binding DAT | Binding NET | Uptake DA | Uptake NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d-methylphenidate | 139 | 408 | 28 | 46 |
| d-ethylphenidate | 276 | 2479 | 24 | 247 |
| dl-methylphenidate | 105 | 1560 | 24 | 31 |
| dl-ethylphenidate | 382 | 4824 | 82 | 408 |
Legality
- Ethylphenidate is not controlled internationally; see Convention on Psychotropic Substances
- Ethylphenidate is not controlled in the Netherlands, as the Opium Law does not cover it, nor is there any law covering analogs of controlled drugs (methylphenidate is covered).
- Ethylphenidate is not explicitly controlled in US but it could possibly be considered an analog of a Schedule II substance (methylphenidate) under the Federal Analog Act if sold for human consumption.
- Ethylphenidate is illegal in Sweden as of 15 December 2012.
- Ethylphenidate is illegal to manufacture, distribute or import in the UK, as of 10 April 2015 it has been placed under a Temporary Class Drug Order which automatically places it in a Class-B-like category.[8] Though ordinarily the TCDO would only last 1 year, the ACMD reported that since its invocation prevalence of MPA had significantly decreased, and that it had been challenging to collect information about the drug. As a result of this, they requested that the TCDO be extended a further year from 26 June 2016.[9]
- Ethylphenidate is illegal in Jersey under the Misuse of Drugs (Jersey) Law 1978.[10]
- Australian state and federal legislation contains provisions that mean that analogues of controlled drugs are also covered by the legislation. Ethylphenidate would be an analogue of methylphenidate under this legislation.
- Ethylphenidate is not controlled in Canada under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act as the inclusion of methylphenidate in Schedule III only bans salts, not analogues (unlike drugs covered by Schedule I).[11]
- Ethylphenidate is illegal in Germany as of 05.07.2013 [12]
- Ethylphenidate is illegal in Austria by the "Neue Psychoaktive Substanzen Gesetz" (=new psychoactive substances act) NPSG since 1 January 2012
- Ethylphenidate is illegal in Denmark as of 1 February 2013.[13]
- Ethylphenidate is illegal in Poland by "the Act on Counteracting Drug Addiction" since 1 July 2015 [14]
- As of October 2015 Ethylphenidate is a controlled substance in China.[15]
Notes
- ↑ Shorter lasting than methylphenidate according to subjective reports
See also
- 3,4-Dichloromethylphenidate
- HDEP-28
- HDMP-28
- Naphthylisopropylamine
- Naphyrone
- 2β-Propanoyl-3β-(2-naphthyl)-tropane (WF-23)
- Isopropylphenidate
- Propylphenidate
References
- ↑ Noelia Negreira; Claudio Erratico; Alexander L.N. van Nuijs; Adrian Covaci (January 2016). "Identification of in vitro metabolites of ethylphenidate by liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry". Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 117 (5): 474–484. doi:10.1016/j.jpba.2015.09.029. PMID 26454340.
- 1 2 Markowitz, J. S.; Devane, C. L.; Boulton, D. W.; Nahas, Z.; Risch, S. C.; Diamond, F.; Patrick, K. S. (2000). "Ethylphenidate formation in human subjects after the administration of a single dose of methylphenidate and ethanol". Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals. 28 (6): 620–624. PMID 10820132.
- ↑ Markowitz, J. S.; Logan, B. K.; Diamond, F.; Patrick, K. S. (1999). "Detection of the novel metabolite ethylphenidate after methylphenidate overdose with alcohol coingestion". Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 19 (4): 362–366. doi:10.1097/00004714-199908000-00013. PMID 10440465.
- 1 2 3 Patrick, K.; Williard, R.; Vanwert, A.; Dowd, J.; Oatis, J.; Middaugh, L. (2005). "Synthesis and pharmacology of ethylphenidate enantiomers: the human transesterification metabolite of methylphenidate and ethanol". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 48 (8): 2876–2881. doi:10.1021/jm0490989. PMID 15828826.
- ↑ Bourland, J.; Martin, D.; Mayersohn, M. (1997). "Carboxylesterase-mediated transesterification of meperidine (Demerol) and methylphenidate (Ritalin) in the presence of 2H6ethanol: preliminary in vitro findings using a rat liver preparation". Journal of pharmaceutical sciences. 86 (12): 1494–1496. doi:10.1021/js970072x. PMID 9423167.
- 1 2 Williard, R.; Middaugh, L.; Zhu, H.; Patrick, K. (2007). "Methylphenidate and its ethanol transesterification metabolite ethylphenidate: brain disposition, monoamine transporters and motor activity". Behavioural Pharmacology. 18 (1): 39–51. doi:10.1097/FBP.0b013e3280143226. PMID 17218796.
- ↑ Jatlow, P.; Elsworth, J. D.; Bradberry, C. W.; Winger, G.; Taylor, J. R.; Russell, R.; Roth, R. H. (1991). "Cocaethylene: a neuropharmacologically active metabolite associated with concurrent cocaine-ethanol ingestion". Life Sciences. 48 (18): 1787–1794. doi:10.1016/0024-3205(91)90217-Y. PMID 2020260.
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/legal-highs-to-be-banned-under-temporary-power
- ↑ "Re: TCDOs and ACMD position on methylphenidate-based NPS" (PDF). 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ http://www.jerseylaw.je/law/Display.aspx?url=/law/lawsinforce/consolidated/08/08.680.60_MisuseofDrugs(GeneralProvisions)Order2009_RevisedEdition_1January2014.pdf
- ↑ http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-38.8/page-26.html#h-30
- ↑ http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/btmg_1981/anlage_ii_60.html
- ↑ https://www.retsinformation.dk/Forms/R0710.aspx?id=145195
- ↑ http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WDU20150000875
- ↑ "关于印发《非药用类麻醉药品和精神药品列管办法》的通知" (in Chinese). China Food and Drug Administration. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
See also
- Cocaethylene (compound formed when cocaine and ethanol are taken together)
- Methylphenidate
- Ethanol (drinking alcohol)