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Meth is currently in Schedule II and thus can still be prescribed for mental disorders such as ADHD and Narcolepsy under the brand name Desoxyn (Methamphetamine Hydrochloride)

 


Desoxyn®

(methamphetamine hydrochloride) Tablets for Oral Administration


WARNING


METHAMPHETAMINE HAS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE. IT SHOULD THUS BE TRIED ONLY IN WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS FOR PATIENTS IN WHOM ALTERNATIVE THERAPY HAS BEEN INEFFECTIVE. ADMINISTRATION OF METHAMPHETAMINE FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME IN OBESITY MAY LEAD TO DRUG DEPENDENCE AND MUST BE AVOIDED. PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SUBJECTS OBTAINING METHAMPHETAMINE FOR NON-THERAPEUTIC USE OR DISTRIBUTION TO OTHERS, AND THE DRUG SHOULD BE PRESCRIBED OR DISPENSED SPARINGLY. MISUSE OF METHAMPHETAMINE MAY CAUSE SUDDEN DEATH AND SERIOUS CARDIOVASCULAR ADVERSE EVENTS.


DESOXYN® (methamphetamine hydrochloride tablets, USP), chemically known as (S)-N,α-dimethylbenzeneethanamine hydrochloride, is a member of the amphetamine group of sympathomimetic amines. It has the following structural formula:


Desoxyn (methamphetamine hydrochloride tablets, USP) Structural Formula Illustration

DESOXYN tablets contain 5 mg of methamphetamine hydrochloride for oral administration.


Inactive Ingredients

Corn starch, lactose, sodium paraminobenzoate, stearic acid and talc.

 

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