PCP

Category: pharmacological

Aliases: phencyclidine, angel dust

Pharmacological Mechanism

Arylcyclohexylamine dissociative; an NMDA-receptor open-channel blocker (also inhibits DAT and binds sigma) producing anesthesia, hallucination, analgesia, and characteristic agitation/dissociation. Long, unpredictable action with agitation and occasional violence at high doses.

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