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| [[IUPAC nomenclature|Chemical name]]
| 3-methoxy-4,5-ethylenedioxyamphetamine or<br>3-methoxy-4,5-ethylenedioxy-1-(alpha-methyl)-ethane
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| [[Chemical formula]]
| C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>17</sub>NO<sub>3</sub>
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| [[Molecular mass]] || ?
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| ?
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'''MEDA''', or '''3-[[methoxy]]-4,5-[[ethylene]]di[[oxy]][[amphetamine]]''', is a lesser-known [[Psychedelics, dissociatives and deliriants|psychedelic drug]]. MEDA was first synthesized by [[Alexander Shulgin]]. In his book ''[[PIHKAL]]'' (''Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved''), the minimum dosage is listed as 200 mg, and the duration unknown. MEDA produces few to no effects.  Very little data exists about the pharmacological properties, metabolism, and toxicity of MEDA.

== See also ==

* [[Phenethylamine]]
* [[Psychedelics, dissociatives and deliriants]]

== External links ==

* [http://www.erowid.org/library/books_online/pihkal/pihkal120.shtml MEDA Entry in ''PIHKAL'']

==Categorization==
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[[Category:Psychedelic phenethylamines]]


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