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Ultimately Ritalin and Adderall belong to the same class of compounds, the phenethylamines. Ritalin is one of the trade names of the compound methylphenidate. It is also sold as Concerta and Biphentin which differ in dose and have small modifications to control release of the active compound. Adderall is a mixture of right and left handed enantiomers of amphetamine. Dexedrine is purely the right handed enantiomer of amphetamine, while Vyvanse is the right handed enantiomer with lysine attached, thus making it an inactive prodrug. All of these are stimulants and act on the release and reuptake of dopamine and norepinephrine. They are used primarily in the treatment of ADHD and narcolepsy.
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