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Comparison of seven Oxethazaine containing antacids available in the Indian market.

Bhoir S, Bhagwat AM.
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India.J Assoc Physicians India.2013 Jun;61(6):400-3.
OBJECTIVE: This in-vitro study was designed to measure the quantity of acid neutralized by a suspension of a commercial antacid available in Indian markets at a labeled dose and to test the concept of the relative effectiveness of 7 different commercial antacids containing Oxethazaine.METHODS: A sim
PMID 24640206

The abuse potential of oxethazaine: effects of oxethazaine on drug-seeking behavior and analysis of its metabolites in plasma and hair in animal models.

Lee SY1, You IJ, Kim MJ, Kwon SH, Hong SI, Kim JH, Jang MH, Oh SM, Chung KH, Lee SY, Jang CG.
Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior.Pharmacol Biochem Behav.2013 Apr;105:98-104. doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2013.01.022. Epub 2013 Feb 8.
Oxethazaine, an over-the-counter (OTC) antacid, is a precursor of phentermine, which is the most abused anorectic by methamphetamine users in Korea. However, no studies have investigated the abuse potential of oxethazaine. Therefore, we examined and compared the consequences of oxethazaine and phent
PMID 23402942

Confirming urinary excretion of mephentermine and phentermine following the ingestion of oxethazaine by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis.

Huang WH1, Liu CH, Liu RH, Tseng YL.
Journal of analytical toxicology.J Anal Toxicol.2010 Mar;34(2):73-7.
Mephentermine and phentermine, substances prohibited in sports by the World Anti-Doping Agency, were found for the first time in urine specimens following the administration of a therapeutic medication, oxethazaine. In a recent sporting event, a urine specimen donor who tested positive for mephenter
PMID 20223098