IT HAS MINIMAL SYMPATHOMIMETIC EFFECTS. ALTHOUGH STUDIES INDICATE THAT PEMOLINE MAY ACT IN ANIMALS THROUGH DOPAMINERGIC MECHANISMS, THE EXACT MECHANISM AND SITE OF ACTION OF THE DRUG IN MAN IS NOT KNOWN.
THERE IS NEITHER SPECIFIC EVIDENCE WHICH CLEARLY ESTABLISHES THE MECHANISM WHEREBY PEMOLINE PRODUCES ITS MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS IN CHILDREN, NOR CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE REGARDING HOW THESE EFFECTS RELATE TO THE CONDITION OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.