Pseudoephedrine
Molecular structure via molpic
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Physical properties []
Molecular mass	165.23 g/mol [1]
Appearance	Crystals from ether [1]
Predicted LogP	0.9 [1]
Melting point	118-118.7 °C [1]
Solubility	Sparingly sol in water; freely sol in alc or ether [1]

Structural Identifiers []
Molecular formula	C10H15NO [1]
IUPAC name	(1S,2S)-2-(methylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-ol [1]
SMILES	C[C@@H]([C@H](C1=CC=CC=C1)O)NC [1]
InChI	InChI=1S/C10H15NO/c1-8(11-2)10(12)9-6-4-3-5-7-9/h3-8,10-12H,1-2H3/t8-,10+/m0/s1 [1]
InChIKey	KWGRBVOPPLSCSI-WCBMZHEXSA-N [1]

Dosing
Elimination half-life	5.4 hours (range 3–16 hours dependent on urine pH)
Duration of action	4–12 hours

Oral []
Threshold	2 - 60 mg
Light	60 - 120 mg
Common	120 mg
Strong	120 mg
Heavy	120 - 180 mg

Statistically derived dosages by Sernyl

Pseudoephedrine

Pseudoephedrine (also known as (+)-Pseudoephedrine, d-Pseudoephedrine, trans-Ephedrine, d-Isoephedrine, Psi-ephedrin, Psi-ephedrine, (+)-threo-Ephedrine, d-psi-Ephedrine, Pseudoefedrina or L(+)-psi-Ephedrine) is a sympathomimetic substance of the phenylethanolamine class.

Chemistry

Legal status

• Australia: Pseudoephedrine is a S3 substance.
• Brazil: Pseudoephedrine is a D1 substance.
• Canada: Pseudoephedrine is a OTC substance.
• United Kingdom: Pseudoephedrine is a P substance.
• United States: Pseudoephedrine is a OTC substance.