Pentorex, also known as phenpentermine or α,β-dimethylamphetamine and sold under the brand name Modatrop, is a stimulant drug of the amphetamine family related to phentermine (α-methylamphetamine) which is used as an anorectic to assist with weight loss.
[1][2] It also acts as a diuretic.
[3] Pentorex was developed by Nordmark in the 1960s.
[4] It is a derivative of 2-phenyl-3-aminobutane (β-methylamphetamine).
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