Phencyclidine hydrochloride (PCP) is a psychoactive drug that has inhibitory, excitatory, analgesic and hallucinogenic effects on the central nervous system. Its chemical name is 1-(1-phenylcyclohexane)piperidine. It is a dissociative drug once used by anesthesiologists as an anesthetic with hallucinogenic and neurotoxic effects.
Controlled substance (depressant). Anesthetic (intravenous).
Anesthetic (intravenous).
Controlled substance (depressant).
Non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonist and sigma receptor agonist. Psychostimulant; induces rotational behavior, head-weaving and cognitive dysfunction in rats.
σ opioid receptor agonist and psychostimulant; inhibits NMDA glutamate receptor activation by binding to an allosteric site within the ion channel.
Poison by ingestion,subcutaneous, intravenous, and intraperitoneal routes.Human systemic effects by ingestion and intravenousroutes: distorted perceptions, euphoria, excitement,hallucinations, and paresthesia. An experimental teratogen.Other experime
