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946 points giuliomagnifico | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.43s | source
1. newbie789 ◴[] No.25607961[source]
I don't mean to sound pedantic (though I certainly will), but Focalin, Ritalin, etc are formulations of methylphenidate which is absolutely not an amphetamine. It's a DARI, not a VMAT2 inhibitor. They work in very different ways and are not chemically related.

I only bring this up because if you're trying to educate folks on compounds in this sphere, being accurate is a nice thing to do.

I wish this project all the best. It's absolutely silly that the name of a commonly prescribed compound should be so maligned. What if I named an app "Metformin"? Would that be at risk of uh, encouraging type 2 diabetes?