Drugs Information: Dexfenfluramine

Basic Information

ID DDInter518
Drug Type small molecule
Molecular Formula C12H16F3N
Molecular Weight 231.261
Description Dexfenfluramine, also marketed under the name Redux, is a serotoninergic anorectic drug. For a fairly limited time during the middle of the nineties, the US FDA had approved it for use in managing weight loss. However, following multiple concerns about the cardiovascular side-effects of the drug, such approval was withdrawn.
ATC Classification A08AA04
IUPAC Name Ethyl[(2S)-1-[3-(Trifluoromethyl)Phenyl]Propan-2-Yl]Amine
InChI Inchi=1S/C12H16F3N/C1-3-16-9(2)7-10-5-4-6-11(8-10)12(13,14)15/H4-6,8-9,16H,3,7H2,1-2H3/T9-/M0/S1
InChI Key DBGIVFWFUFKIQN-VIFPVBQESA-N
Canonical SMILES CCN[C@@H](C)CC1=CC=CC(=C1)C(F)(F)F
Useful Links DrugBank ChEMBL PubChem

Interactions with Dexfenfluramine

Severity level ID Name Mechanism Detail