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Gepefrine, also known as 3-hydroxyamphetamine or α-methyl-meta-tyramine and sold under the brand names Pressionorm and Wintonin, is a sympathomimetic medication used as an antihypotensive agent which has been marketed in Germany.^[1][2][3][4] Gepefrine is described as a sympathomimetic and antihypotensive agent.^[5] Gepefrine, also known as 3-hydroxy-α-methylphenethylamine or as 3-hydroxyamphetamine, is a substituted phenethylamine and amphetamine derivative.^[5] It is used pharmaceutically as the (S)-enantiomer and as the tartrate salt.^[5][1] Related compounds include meta-tyramine (3-hydroxyphenethylamine), 4-hydroxyamphetamine (norpholedrine), 3,4-dihydroxyamphetamine (α-methyldopamine), and metaraminol ((1R,2S)-3,β-dihydroxyamphetamine), among others. Gepefrine was synthesized by 1968^[5] and was introduced for medical use in Germany by 1981.^[3] Gepefrine is the generic name of the drug and its INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name.^[5] Brand names of gepefrine include Pressionorm and Wintonin.^[1][6] Gepefrine is a known metabolite of amphetamine in rats.^[4]