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Dexamfetamine

  • Prescription medicine
  • Prescription only
  • Identity checked
  • Sources last checked 2026-09-04

This page shows what was measured, who it was measured in, and what that does not settle.

What Dexamfetamine does in the body

Amphetamine extended-release orally disintegrating tablets is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant indicated for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in patients 6 years and older [see Clinical Studies ( 14 )].

From the FDA-approved label: Amphetamines are non-catecholamine sympathomimetic amines with CNS stimulant activity. The mode of therapeutic action in ADHD is not known. Amphetamines are thought to block the reuptake of norepinephrine and dopamine into the presynaptic neuron and increase the release of these monoamines into the extraneuronal space.

Why people take it. Amphetamine extended-release orally disintegrating tablets is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant indicated for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in patients 6 years and older [see Clinical Studies ( 14 )].

What happened in people

RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

A fixed RNAWiki sentence

Where this came from

Wording RNAWiki always uses, not a finding about this substance.

No reviewed claim names a result for any goal on this record.

No source is stored against this line.

The limit that matters most

Not recorded.

Where it acts
Not recorded.
Kind of result
No result is published, so no kind of result applies yet
Supervision
Professional supervision is normally required. A regulator classifies this substance in a way that restricts how it is supplied.

What the registries record it as

  • 22 registered substances share the start of this name, which is why a search for it can return more than one thing.

    FDA substance registry · Q0108737R7 · read 2026-08-29

Where each sentence above came from

The use the label states, quoted from it. No plain-language version of this sentence has been written.

The use the label states, quoted from it. It is written for a clinician, not for a reader without medical training.

No statement of the main limit is recorded.

The four opening statements run to 124 words.

Words this page uses

Four words worth knowing first

Chosen from what this page shows, with each one explained before the word it depends on.

Biomarker

A biomarker is a number from a test that stands in for something about health.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

A biomarker is like a fuel gauge.

Where that stops being true. A gauge is wired to the tank. Many biomarkers are only loosely tied to health.

What people get wrong. A better number is read as a better life. Several medicines improved a number and helped nobody.

A measurable indicator used as a substitute for a clinical outcome of interest.

Stand-in result

A stand-in result is a number measured because the real result takes too long.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

It is like judging a journey by the speedometer rather than by arriving.

Where that stops being true. Speed does predict arrival. Many stand-in results do not predict the real one.

What people get wrong. A stand-in result is often reported as the result itself.

A surrogate endpoint substituted for a clinical endpoint, valid only where the substitution has been shown to hold.

Formulation

A formulation is the exact made-up form a substance comes in.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

It is like the difference between a whole bean and instant coffee.

Where that stops being true. Coffee tastes different. A formulation can change how much reaches the blood.

What people get wrong. Two products with the same name are assumed to behave the same. They often do not.

The specific composition and physical form of a product, including salt, excipients and release profile.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What was measured, goal by goal

One row for each goal a registered study measured something for. One column for each kind of thing that could be measured.

Registered studies list 40 outcome measures that RNAWiki could read. A registered study says what someone planned to measure. It does not say what they found. 0 of the matched studies tested this substance, and 0 posted a result.

There is no single score. A strong test result and a weak life result are different facts.

Goals down the side, kinds of measurement across the top. Each cell says what kind of thing was registered, not what was found.
GoalLife outcomeWhat a body can doHow a person feelsA test resultA step in the bodyHarmsHow longWho was studied
MoodNothing in the sources checkedNo registered study lists a life outcome for this goal.Nothing in the sources checkedNo registered study lists a performance measure for this goal.Waiting for a reviewer2 registered symptom measure.Nothing in the sources checkedNo registered study lists a test result for this goal.Nothing in the sources checkedNo registered study lists a body-step measure for this goal.Not recordedHarms were not a registered measure for this goal.Not recordedNo finished study window is recorded.Waiting for a reviewerWho was studied is listed further down the page.
FocusNothing in the sources checkedNo registered study lists a life outcome for this goal.Nothing in the sources checkedNo registered study lists a performance measure for this goal.Nothing in the sources checkedNo registered study lists a symptom measure for this goal.Nothing in the sources checkedNo registered study lists a test result for this goal.Nothing in the sources checkedNo registered study lists a body-step measure for this goal.Not recordedHarms were not a registered measure for this goal.Not recordedNo finished study window is recorded.Waiting for a reviewerWho was studied is listed further down the page.
Which registered measures put each goal on this table
Mood
mood indicators; hamilton depression scale
Focus
attention motor activity and executive functioning; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptomatology

Sorted by fixed word lists, version v1. A name the rules do not recognise stays unsorted rather than moving to the nearest column.

What each mark on this table means
Nothing in the sources checked
No registered study lists a life outcome for this goal.
Waiting for a reviewer
2 registered symptom measure.
Not recorded
Harms were not a registered measure for this goal.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What happened in people

Each card is one study: the exact question it asked, who was in it, and whether it showed what it set out to show.

Treatment Retention

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT03568552
How many people
7554
Study design
Not applicable
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved >5% Weight Loss at 12 Months

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT01922934
How many people
4730
Study design
Phase 4
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Prevalence of anxiety disorders

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT05381883
How many people
4500
Study design
Not applicable
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5 (DSM-5) Alcohol Use Disorder Diagnosis Measured by the Modified World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT02110693
How many people
2057
Study design
Not applicable
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Depression symptoms

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT06965270
How many people
2014
Study design
Not applicable
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT01436175
How many people
1570
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
What we know
RNAWiki holds 6 written-up human studies for this substance, each with the question it asked.
How we know it
Each card names the study, the number of people and what the study set out to measure.
What this does not prove
These summaries were written by a person and have not been signed off as reviewed claims.
Why it matters
A study that failed is as informative as one that worked, and both are here.
What we still do not know
No reviewed claim exists, so no exact population, effect size or interval is published yet.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

How close this is to real life

The top step is something a person would feel or care about. The bottom is a guess from software. Filled steps are where evidence exists for this substance.

  1. Living longer, or avoiding a major event No evidence recorded. Death, a heart attack, a stroke, a hospital stay.No registered study measures this.
  2. What a body can do day to day No evidence recorded. Walking, dressing, breathing, recovering.No registered study measures this.
  3. Measured performance No evidence recorded. How much was lifted, how far was run, how fast.No registered study measures this.
  4. Symptoms and quality of life Evidence recorded. Pain, tiredness, mood, sleep, as the person rated it.6 registered measures of this kind.
  5. A number that stands in for health Evidence recorded. Cholesterol, blood sugar, bone density. A stand-in, not the thing itself.4 registered measures of this kind.
  6. A step measured inside a person Evidence recorded. Something measured in human tissue or human cells.A human record sits on the stored organism ladder.
  7. Animals No evidence recorded. Mice, rats, dogs. Useful for ideas, not proof about people.No animal record is stored.
  8. Cells in a dish No evidence recorded. Cells or chemistry on a bench, far from a whole body.No cell or bench record is stored.
  9. A guess from software No evidence recorded. Nobody measured it. RNAWiki never publishes one as a finding.RNAWiki stores no prediction for this record. Software can suggest a link. RNAWiki does not publish one as a finding.

Higher on these steps means closer to something a person would feel. It does not mean better done.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Felt, measured, or meaningful

Three different things that get called the same word. Registered studies measured all three, and mixing them is how a blood test becomes a health claim.

Felt

Things a person could notice without a test.

  • craving
  • mood indicators
  • addiction research centre inventory
  • hamilton depression scale
  • drug effects questionnaire
  • qbtest performance questionnaire

Measured

Things only a test, a scale or a device shows.

  • urine toxicology
  • systolic and diastolic blood pressure
  • heart rate
  • systolic blood pressure

Meaningful

Things that change how a life goes, not only a number.

No registered study measured anything of this kind.

A registered study says what someone planned to measure. It does not say what they found. A number moving is not the same as a life going better. The two are shown apart here.

Felt, but not shown to help. A person notices a change. No study showed it leads anywhere good.

Measured, but not felt. A number moves. The person notices nothing. Both can be true.

Measured, but not shown to matter. A number moves in the good direction. Nobody showed that lives went better.

Matters, but takes years. The result that counts may take longer than anyone would keep watching.

Names that fit none of the three (30)
  • verifiable cocaine abstinence
  • drug use
  • retention
  • addiction severity
  • aggression
  • improvement of adhd symptoms
  • apathy evaluation scale caregiver
  • yale brown obsessive compulsive scale
  • effects of adhd medication versus placebo on cotinine levels
  • aim 1 mean peak acceleration of wrist extension movements
  • visual analog scale subjective rating of drug effects
  • aggressive behavior
  • adhd and odd symptoms
  • attention motor activity and executive functioning
  • side effects
  • skamp
  • attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptomatology
  • subjective reinforcement self report scales
  • self reported adhd symptoms change from baseline
  • self reported adhd symptoms

These are harms, study-process measures, or names the rules did not recognise. They are shown rather than dropped.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

How long anything takes

Nine different lengths of time that get confused with each other. None of them is worked out from another.

  1. Before anything is noticed. RNAWiki does not store this separately, and never works it out from another figure on this page.

  2. Before a test result moves. RNAWiki does not store this separately, and never works it out from another figure on this page.

  3. Before performance moves. RNAWiki does not store this separately, and never works it out from another figure on this page.

  4. How long the result was watched. No finished study window is recorded for a study that tested this substance.

  5. How long people took it. How long people actually took it is not stored. The study window is not the same thing.

  6. How long people were followed. Follow-up length is not stored separately. It is never read off the study window, which would be a different thing.

  7. How fast the body clears it. 11 hours hours

    Read from the label, which states: “The mean elimination half-life for d-amphetamine is 11 hours in adults and 9-10 hours in pediatric patients aged 6 to 12 years.”

  8. How long effects linger. RNAWiki does not store this separately, and never works it out from another figure on this page.

  9. Beyond the studies. Nothing is recorded about the long term.

    The longest finished study sets the edge of what anyone measured.

A study window is not how long people took it, and neither is how long they were followed. Where RNAWiki holds only one of the three, it shows one.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Were people like you studied?

RNAWiki cannot tell whether a study fits you. It can show who was in it, and where the result stops carrying.

Who was studied

People similar to this profile were included.

  • Amphetamine sulfate tablets, USP 5 mg and 10 mg are indicated for: 1. Narcolepsy 2. Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity as an integral part of a total treatment program which typically includes other remedial measures (psychological, educational, social) for a stabilizing effect in children with behavioral syndrome characterized by the following group of developmentally inappropriate symptoms: moderate to…

Who is missing from the studies

  • Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

What the label states about particular groups

  • On pediatric, the label states: “The safety and effectiveness of amphetamine extended-release orally disintegrating tablets have not been established in pediatric patients below the age of 6 years.”

    US prescribing information · 48d0f55c-f847-4d26-b2ed-94b5a2770228 · read 2026-08-30

  • On older people, the label states: “Amphetamine extended-release orally disintegrating tablets has not been studied in the geriatric population.”

    US prescribing information · 48d0f55c-f847-4d26-b2ed-94b5a2770228 · read 2026-08-30

  • On people who are pregnant, the label states: “Exposure Registry There is a pregnancy exposure registry that monitors outcomes in women exposed to ADHD medications, including amphetamine extended-release orally disintegrating tablets, during pregnancy.”

    US prescribing information · 48d0f55c-f847-4d26-b2ed-94b5a2770228 · read 2026-08-30

  • On people who are breastfeeding, the label states: “Risk Summary Based on limited case reports in published literature, amphetamine (d- or d, l-) is present in human milk at relative infant doses of 2% to 13.8% of the maternal weight-adjusted dosage and a milk/plasma ratio ranging between 1.9 and 7.5.”

    US prescribing information · 48d0f55c-f847-4d26-b2ed-94b5a2770228 · read 2026-08-30

Where the result stopped carrying

  • This is a scope explorer, not a diagnosis engine.
  • It shows who was studied so you can see whether people similar to you were included.

RNAWiki cannot tell whether a study fits you. It can show who was in it.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Why it might seem to do nothing

A real effect and a noticed effect are different things. These are the recorded reasons the two come apart.

It was studied for a different goal

The studies measured something else entirely.

On this record: Some registered studies measured things that match no goal on this page.

It was studied in different people

The people in the studies were not much like the reader.

On this record: Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

A different form was studied

The studied form is not the form on the shelf.

On this record: This record is linked to 1 related forms. Evidence does not carry across all of them.

The evidence may simply be wrong

Small early studies often do not hold up.

On this record: RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

Other reasons RNAWiki checked and found nothing for (9)
There was nothing to correct
Where a level is already normal, topping it up may change nothing. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Something else had to happen too
In the studies it was paired with training, a diet or another treatment. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
The change is too small to feel
A real change can still sit below what a person notices. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Day-to-day swing hides it
Sleep, food, stress and time of day move most numbers more than this would. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Not enough time yet
The studies ran longer than the person has waited. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
It was not taken as studied
Missed days change the result, and studies count them. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Something else changed at the same time
Two changes at once cannot be told apart afterwards. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
The product may not be what it says
Contents of a sold product are not always what the label states. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
No recorded reason
RNAWiki has nothing stored that would explain it. Nothing in this record points to this reason.

None of these is a reason to take more. Taking more is not a step this page ever suggests.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What taking it involves

The recorded facts about getting hold of it and using it. Nothing here is a suggestion about what you should do.

How it is supplied

Prescription only

Quoted from a source

Where this came from

Copied from a source RNAWiki stored, with the source named.

Read from the recorded approval status.

No source is stored against this line.

Form and route

Oral

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

The form and route recorded on this substance.

No source is stored against this line.

Who oversees it

Professional supervision is normally required. A regulator classifies this substance in a way that restricts how it is supplied.

Quoted from a source

Where this came from

Copied from a source RNAWiki stored, with the source named.

Suppression classes recorded: S2, S6.

No source is stored against this line.

What is in the pack

Sold as capsule, extended release, tablet, tablet, orally disintegrating, tablet, extended release, given by the oral, oral route.

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

Recorded notes on how this is sold and what that means for what is in the pack.

No source is stored against this line.

Where it is registered

Regulatory records are listed in the technical disclosure at the foot of this page.

Counted from records

Where this came from

A count of rows RNAWiki holds. It describes our records, not your body.

Register entries are stored per jurisdiction and shown with their dates.

No source is stored against this line.

Why people stop

Not recorded.

Nothing recorded

Where this came from

RNAWiki holds nothing here and says so rather than guessing.

No record of why people stopped taking it is stored for this substance.

No source is stored against this line.

What it would be like to takeNothing found in the sources checked

What can go wrong

Sorted by where each line came from. A regulator's label and a report somebody sent in are not the same kind of fact.

Nothing found in the sources checked

No harm is recorded against this substance in the sources RNAWiki checked. Finding nothing is not the same as showing there is nothing.

The sources listed were searched and held nothing. That is not the same as nothing existing.

Over a long time. No completed tested study window is recorded, so long-term effects are not established by the registry record.

Groups the studies covered thinly. Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Does the exact form matter?

Evidence belongs to the exact thing that was tested. A different salt, a different mixture or a different preparation is a different question.

The form that was studied

Oral

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

The form used in the studies cited on this page.

No source is stored against this line.

What is sold

Not recorded.

Nothing recorded

Where this came from

RNAWiki holds nothing here and says so rather than guessing.

Nothing further is recorded about which forms are sold.

No source is stored against this line.

What is recorded as being sold

  • 309 products list this as an active ingredient in the United States drug directory. 67 of them contain it and nothing else.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 0527-0790 · read 2026-08-29

  • They are sold as capsule, capsule, extended release, powder, suspension, extended release, tablet and tablet, extended release, taken oral.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 0527-0790 · read 2026-08-29

  • The regulator's established pharmacologic class for it is central nervous system stimulant [epc] and central nervous system stimulation [pe].

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 0527-0790 · read 2026-08-29

  • 87 published labels name it as an active ingredient. 27 of them describe this substance alone, which is where its own label text on this page comes from.

    US prescribing information · 690e1ef4-caf7-4c48-a4ae-d2a0ab684e82 · read 2026-08-29

  • Those labels are classed as human prescription drug.

    US prescribing information · 690e1ef4-caf7-4c48-a4ae-d2a0ab684e82 · read 2026-08-29

  • 9 marketed supplement labels list this ingredient, classed as non-nutrient/non-botanical and other combinations.

    NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database · 276968 · read 2026-08-29

  • Those labels carry all other, nutrient and structure/function claims. A claim of that kind is written by the manufacturer and is not assessed by any regulator, so its presence says nothing about whether it is true.

    NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database · 276968 · read 2026-08-29

  • Amphetamine Extended-Release is oral at 3 DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS Amphetamine extended-release orally disintegrating tablets 3.1 mg: round, orange to light orange mottled (debossed A1 on one side) Amphetamine extended-release orally disintegrating tablets…, recorded as fda label in effect 2025-09-24 in the United States.

    US prescribing information · 48d0f55c-f847-4d26-b2ed-94b5a2770228 · read 2026-08-30

  • Recorded price in US: 0.42673–0.427 USD per one unit as the pricing file counts it — a tablet, capsule, patch or single item, across 12 priced products whose strengths and pack forms differ, as of 2026-08-26, paid by retail pharmacies buying the product, as surveyed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. It is not a list price, an insurance price, or what anyone pays at a counter..

    Recorded source · 2026-08-26 · read 2026-08-28

Evidence carries across two names for one substance. It does not carry across a salt, a mirror form or a mixture.

Names and forms linked to this record

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What you could measure

This one is decided with a clinician, so this section holds questions to ask rather than a plan to run.

Self-experiment planning is not offered for a prescription or clinician-supervised medicine. The questions below are for a clinician or pharmacist.

Questions worth asking

  • Which of the trials of Dexamfetamine studied people like me?
  • What was measured, and for how long?
  • Was the result a laboratory value or a health outcome?
  • What would we watch for, and when would we stop?

Tracking can show whether something changed for you. It cannot show what caused it.

RNAWiki records evidence. It does not say whether this substance is right for you.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What nobody knows yet

Open questions, each with why it is open and what would close it.

Missing populations

Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing long-term data

No completed tested study window is recorded.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

No reviewed conclusion

RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing interaction studies

No interaction was found in the registers checked. Not finding one is not the same as showing there is none.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Formulation uncertainty

Several salts, forms or products of Dexamfetamine are recorded. Results from one form may not transfer to another.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Mechanism not reviewed

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What did Dexamfetamine's largest trial (430000 people) and its longest (21 years) measure?


430000 people in Dexamfetamine's largest registered study, 21 years in its longest registered window, measuring Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of dexamphetamine. ClinicalTrials.gov · 2026-09-01

16 phase2, 13 phase4, 9 na, 7 phase1, 6 na or unstated, 5 phase3, 2 early phase1; NCT00439049; 2026-06; no ageing endpoint recorded. Last human test completed 2023, NCT03103750.

Interpretation These counts include studies where Dexamfetamine was a comparison treatment, a background treatment or an exposure in an observational study, and the longest window may be a planned end date. Trial roles have not yet been classified for this record.

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  • phase2
    16
  • phase4
    13
  • na
    9
  • phase1
    7
  • na or unstated
    6
  • phase3
    5
2 more recorded rows
  • early phase1
    2
  • Last recorded human test NCT03103750
    2023-01-17

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Dexamfetamine was tested only in human — what did it show?


human: biomarker (56): the rungs where Dexamfetamine has a recorded finding. Europe PMC and ClinicalTrials.gov · organism ladder · 2026-09-01

Interpretation Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of dexamphetamine — the recorded outcome words.

Yeast C. elegans Drosophila Mouse Rat Dog Non-human primate Human biomarker
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  • human NCT02768441
    biomarker; Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of dexamphetamine; 56

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

6 of Dexamfetamine's trials stopped: accrual/recruitment, other?


accrual/recruitment (3) and other (3): Dexamfetamine's stop wording, clustered. ClinicalTrials.gov · 2026-09-01

"Original P.I. left the institution"; 6 of 56 registered studies

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Trial

  • NCT00000305
    terminated; "Original P.I. left the institution"
  • NCT00296686
    terminated; "Study is no longer funded."
  • NCT01577706
    terminated; "lack of enrollment"
  • NCT03242772
    terminated; "The study stopped recruitment of new participants due to COVID. A substudy was developed with adaptations to the main design."
  • NCT03999190
    withdrawn; "investigational radiotracer was not approved"
  • NCT07169162
    withdrawn; "Enrollment never started"

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Human studies of Dexamfetamine used amphetamine extended-release oral suspension, 2.5 mg/mL — over how long?


studies of Dexamfetamine used the recorded amount. ClinicalTrials.gov · 2026-09-01

4 recorded entries; human; oral; also "amphetamine extended-release oral suspension, 2.5 mg/mL", "Amphetamine Extended Release (ER) Tablet 20 mg", "Amphetamine extended-release oral tablet 20 mg"

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human

  • NCT03088267
    oral; amphetamine extended-release oral suspension, 2.5 mg/mL
  • NCT04027361
    Amphetamine Extended Release (ER) Tablet 20 mg
  • NCT04027361
    oral; Amphetamine extended-release oral tablet 20 mg
  • NCT04946461
    Dexamfetamine Sulfate 5 Mg Oral Tablet

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Dexamfetamine's half-life is 11 hours — which schedules were studied?


11 hours, the half-life Dexamfetamine's label states. openfda-label · 24163442-dd03-4066-a6ed-eb7e292b700b · 2026-08-30

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  • half life
    11 hours hours; The mean elimination half-life for d-amphetamine is 11 hours in adults and 9-10 hours in pediatric patients aged 6 to 12 years.

recorded 2026-08-30 · last checked 2026-09-04

Which of addiction research centre inventory, addiction severity and adhd and odd symptoms did Dexamfetamine's trials measure?


addiction research centre inventory, addiction severity and adhd and odd symptoms lead 40 outcome terms across Dexamfetamine's trials. ClinicalTrials.gov · 2026-09-01

Interpretation retention, addiction severity, mood indicators, aggression, improvement of adhd symptoms and addiction research centre inventory follow.

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  • verifiable cocaine abstinence
    1
  • craving
    1
  • drug use
    1
  • retention
    1
  • addiction severity
    1
  • mood indicators
    1
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  • aggression
    1
  • improvement of adhd symptoms
    1
  • addiction research centre inventory
    1
  • apathy evaluation scale caregiver
    1
  • hamilton depression scale
    1
  • yale brown obsessive compulsive scale
    1
  • urine toxicology
    1
  • effects of adhd medication versus placebo on cotinine levels
    1
  • aim 1 mean peak acceleration of wrist extension movements
    1
  • visual analog scale subjective rating of drug effects
    1
  • systolic and diastolic blood pressure
    1
  • heart rate
    1
  • aggressive behavior
    1
  • adhd and odd symptoms
    1

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Which of Dexamfetamine's 2 ongoing trials reports first?


2 registered trials of Dexamfetamine are open; earliest completion 2025-12-31. ClinicalTrials.gov · 2026-09-01

Quantified behavior Test (QbTest) - Time Active; Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI); latest 2026-12-01

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Trial

  • NCT05621174
    "The Difference in the Mechanism of Action Between Two Brands of Dexamfetamine in Adults With ADHD"; n 1; "Quantified behavior Test (QbTest) - Time Active"; 2025-12-31
  • NCT06248229
    "A Trial of Dyanavel XR in Treating Co-occurring Fatigue Symptoms in Adults With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)."; n 50; "Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI)"; 2026-12-01

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Which 16 trials of Dexamfetamine posted no result?


Posted no result
16 of 16 completed trials
Registrations
NCT00000308, NCT00000304, NCT00000306, NCT00254033, NCT01905371 and NCT00228046, and 10 more
Completion dates
oldest 2000-09; newest 2022-06-16
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Trial

  • NCT00000308
    2000-09
  • NCT00000304
    2001-08
  • NCT00000306
    2001-09
  • NCT00254033
    2006-10
  • NCT01905371
    2007-06
  • NCT00228046
    2007-07
10 further recorded trials
  • NCT01220440
    2008-12
  • NCT00630682
    2011-08
  • NCT02768441
    2017-06-01
  • NCT03512171
    2018-05-15
  • NCT03460353
    2018-06-04
  • NCT03019822
    2018-09-04
  • NCT04132557
    2019-10-25
  • NCT04027361
    2021-10-15
  • NCT04647903
    2021-12-17
  • NCT04946461
    2022-06-16

At the median, Dexamfetamine's trials enrolled 40 people — anything larger?


Median enrolment
40
Largest enrolment
430000
Registered trials counted
56

Dexamfetamine and CYP2D6 and CYP1A2: shared by which compounds?


CYP2D6 and CYP1A2 appear in Dexamfetamine's recorded interaction sentences, 4 in all. openfda-label+europepmc · 2026-08-30

Interpretation pharmacokinetics

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  • CYP1A2 pharmacokinetics
    In vitro experiments with human microsomes indicate minor inhibition of CYP2D6 by amphetamine and minor inhibition of CYP1A2, 2D6, and 3A4 by one or more metabolites.

CYP2D6

  • pharmacokinetics
    Although the enzymes involved in amphetamine metabolism have not been clearly defined, CYP2D6 is known to be involved with formation of 4-hydroxy-amphetamine.
  • pharmacokinetics
    Since CYP2D6 is genetically polymorphic, population variations in amphetamine metabolism are a possibility.
  • pharmacokinetics
    In vitro experiments with human microsomes indicate minor inhibition of CYP2D6 by amphetamine and minor inhibition of CYP1A2, 2D6, and 3A4 by one or more metabolites.

recorded 2026-08-30 · last checked 2026-09-04

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ChEMBL id
CHEMBL1200782
PubChem CID
49800024
CAS number
64770-52-1
RxCUI
3287
InChIKey
KWTSXDURSIMDCE-QMMMGPOBSA-N

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Also called
DEXTROAMPHETAMINE ADIPATE, D-amphetamine adipate, DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SULFATE, D-amphetamine hemisulfate salt, amphetamine, DEXTROAMPHETAMINE, Amfetamine, (s)-, Amphetamine, d-, D-amphetamine, Dexamphetamine, Dexanfetamina, Dexidrine
Trade name
Dextroamphetamine adipate component of delcobese, Dexampex, Dexedrine, Dexedrine spansule, Dextrostat, Ferndex, Adzenys, Evekeo, Amphetamine Extended-Release, Dyanavel, Benzedrine, Adzenys XR-ODT
Salt form
Dexamfetamine sulfate, Dexamphetamine sulfate, Dexamphetamine sulphate, Dextroamphetamine sulfate cii, Dextroamphetamine sulfate component of delcobese, Dextroamphetamine sulfate component of mydayis, Dextroamphetamine sulphate, Amphetamine Sulfate, Amphetamine Aspartate, Amphetamine Aspartate Monohydrate, AMPHETAMINE SULFATE TABLETS, Dextroamphetamine Sulfate Extended-Release
Development code
NSC-27104, NSC-73713
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  • ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrials.gov ·
  • ClinicalTrials.gov ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 snapshot 2026-09-01T09:00:05 ·
  • this record's own fields 2,3,5 ·
  • Europe PMC and ClinicalTrials.gov organism ladder ·
  • openfda-label 24163442-dd03-4066-a6ed-eb7e292b700b ·
  • openfda-label+europepmc K1:TZ47U051FI ·
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