Talk:Phenmetrazine

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"Amphetamine eventually became the dominant stimulant of abuse because of its easier availability once phenmetrazine had become illegal." But the sidebar claims it to be a Schedule II drug in the US, which suggests it is not illegal, merely off the market. Could this statement be modified, or a clarification of the legal history be included elsewhere in the article? -Verdatum 23:39, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

The statement refered to the swedish situation only, but I clarified it a bit. I don't think it was ever a big drug of abuse in the US, but if someone wants to write something about it, please do. It's not completely illegal in Sweden either, only schedule II (see http://www.lakemedelsverket.se/upload/lvfs/LVFS_2000-7.pdf), but very unlikely to ever be sold as a medication again. I think amphetamine also became dominant because it is easier to make illegaly. KarlHallon 14:42, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

In fact, phenmetrazine (Preludin) was not rarely abused in the US in the late 1960's and early 1970's, as it was available as a Rx-drug; however, amphetamine dominated even then. In some other lands (e.g. Germany and particularly Czechoslovakia), phenmetrazine was one of the most abused Rx-drugs through the 1960's, 1970's and until early 1980's.--84.163.87.66 15:46, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Prescription

It would be interesting if someone could find out exactly how much it was prescribed in it's day. I suspect that it would have been in the top100 atleast? 81.225.6.35 10:23, 17 August 2007 (UTC)