Benzylmorphine




Benzylmorphine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
3-Benzyloxy-4,5α-epoxy-17-methyl-7-morphinen-6α-ol
Identifiers
CAS number 14297-87-1
ATC code  ?
PubChem 5362507
Chemical data
O3 
Mol. mass 375.46 g/mol
Synonyms Benzylmorphine, Peronine
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability  ?
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Therapeutic considerations
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Legal status

Schedule I(US)

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Benzylmorphine (Peronine®) is a ethylmorphine or dionine (used as a generic name for that drug just as peronine is for benzylmorphine). It is about 90 per cent as strong as codeine by weight.

Benzylmorphine is used in much the same way as pholcodeine as a cough suppressant) Benzylmorphine is now a Schedule I Controlled Substance in the USA and is regulated internationally under UN drug conventions. [1]

References

  1. ^ Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs 1961 (United Nations)
  • Merck Manual, 1900
  • Merck Index, 1998
  • United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration: Controlled Substances in Schedule I


 
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