Diphenoxylate


Diphenoxylate
Systematic (IUPAC) name
ethyl 1-(3-cyano-3,3-diphenyl-propyl)- 4-phenyl-piperidine-4-carboxylate
Identifiers
CAS number	915-30-0
ATC code	A07DA01
PubChem	13505
DrugBank	APRD00366
Chemical data
O₂
Mol. mass	452.587 g/mol
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	?
Protein binding	74-95%
Metabolism	?
Half life	12-14 hours
Excretion	?
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status	Schedule II(US)
Routes	?

Diphenoxylate is an Lomotil®).

This pharmaceutical strategy is designed to discourage abuse, because the anticholinergic effect of atropine will produce severe weakness and nausea if standard dosage is exceeded.

This medication is classified as a Schedule V under the Controlled Substances Act by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the DEA in the United States when used in preparations. When diphenoxylate is used alone, it is classified as a Schedule II.

References

Merlo M, Brown CH, The effect of diphenoxylate hydrochloride on diarrhea, Am J Gastroenterol. 1960 Dec;34:625-30.
Kasic AM, Treatment of diarrhea in irritable colon, including preliminary observations with a new antidiarrheal agent, diphenoxylate hydrochloride (Lomotil), Am J Gastroenterol. 1961 Jan;35:46-9.

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Opiate derivatives

6-Methyldihydromorphine • 6-Methylenedihydrodesoxymorphine • 14-Methoxymetopon • Acetylcodeine • Acetyldihydrocodeine • Acetyldihydrocodeinone • Acetylmorphone • Benzylmorphine • β-4-morpholinylethylmorphine • Codeine • Codeine-N-Oxide • Codeinone • Codoxime • Desomorphine • Diacetyldihydromorphine • Dihydrocodeine • Dihydrocodeinone enol acetate • Dihydrohydroxycodeinone • Dihydrodesoxymorphine • Dihydroheroin • Dihydroisocodeine • Dihydromorphine • Dipropanoylmorphine • Ethylmorphine • Heroin (Diamorphine) • Heterocodeine • Hydrocodone • Hydromorphinol • Hydromorphone • Laudanum • Methyldesorphine • Methyldihydromorphine • Methylnaltrexone • Metopon • Monoacetylmorphine • Morphine-N-Oxide • Morphine • Morphinone • Morphine-6-glucuronide • Myrophine • Nalbuphine • Nalmefene • Nalorphine • Naloxone • Naltrexone • Naltrindole • Nicocodeine • Nicodicodeine • Nicomorphine • Norcodeine • Normorphine • Omnopon • Opium • Oripavine • Oxycodone • Oxymorphone • Pantopon • Papaveretum • Paregoric • Pholcodeine • Pseudomorphine • Poppy Straw • Poppy Tea • Semorphone • Tetrapon • Thebacon • Thebaine

Morphinans

Butorphanol • Cyclorphan • Dextro-3-hydroxy-N-allylmorphinan • Dextrorphan • Drotebanol • Levargorphan • Levallorphan • Levorphanol • Levorphan • Levophenacylmorphan • Levomethorphan • Norlevorphanol • Oxilorphan • Phenomorphan • Racemethorphan • Racemorphan

Benzomorphans

Bremazocine • Cyclazocine • Dezocine • Ethylketocyclazocine • Ketazocine • Metazocine • Pentazocine • Phenazocine

4-Phenylpiperidines

Pethidines (Meperidines)	Anileridine • Benzethidine • Carperidine • Difenoxin • Diphenoxylate • Etoxeridine (Carbetidine) • Furethidine • Hydroxypethidine (Bemidone) • Morpheridine • Oxpheneridine (Carbamethidine) • Pethidine (Meperidine) • Pethidine Intermediate A • Pethidine Intermediate B (Norpethidine) • Pethidine Intermediate C (Pethidinic Acid) • Pheneridine • Phenoperidine • Piminodine • Properidine (Ipropethidine) • Sameridine • WIN-7681
Prodines	Allylprodine • α-meprodine • α-prodine • β-meprodine • β-prodine • Meprodine • MPPP • PEPAP • Prodine • Prosidol • Trimeperidine
Ketobemidones	Acetoxyketobemidone • Ketobemidone • Methylketobemidone • Propylketobemidone
Others	Picenadol

Open Chain Opioids

Amidones	Dextromethadone • Dipipanone • Isomethadone • Levomethadone • Methadone • Methadone Intermediate • Norpipanone • Phenadoxone (Heptazone) • Pipidone
Methadols	Acetylmethadol • α-methadol • α-acetylmethadol • β-methadol • β-acetylmethadol • Dimepheptanol • Levo-α-acetylmethadol • Noracymethadol
Moramides	Dextromoramide • Levomoramide • Moramide Intermediate • Racemoramide
Thiambutenes	Diethylthiambutene • Dimethylthiambutene • Ethylmethylthiambutene
Phenalkoxams	Dextropropoxyphene • Dimenoxadol • Dioxaphetyl Butyrate • Levopropoxyphene • Propoxyphene
Ampromides	Diampromide • Phenampromide • Propiram
Others	Lefetamine

Anilidopiperidines

3-allylfentanyl • 3-methylfentanyl • 3-methylthiofentanyl • Alfentanil • α-methylacetylfentanyl • α-methylfentanyl • α-methylthiofentanyl • Benzylfentanyl • β-hydroxyfentanyl • β-hydroxythiofentanyl • β-methylfentanyl • Brifentanil • Carfentanil • Fentanyl • Lofentanil • Ohmefentanyl • Parafluorofentanyl • Phenaridine • Remifentanil • Sufentanil • Thenylfentanyl • Thiofentanyl • Trefentanil

Oripavine derivatives

7-PET • Acetorphine • Alletorphine • Buprenorphine • Cyprenorphine • Dihydroetorphine • Diprenorphine • Etorphine • N-cyclopropyl-methylnoretorphine

Phenazepines

Ethoheptazine • Meptazinol • Metheptazine • Metethoheptazine • Proheptazine

Pirinitramides

Bezitramide • Piritramide

Benzimidazoles

Clonitazene • Etonitazene

Others

Ciramadol • Faxeladol • Herkinorin • Methopholine • Narcotine • O-Desmethyltramadol • SNC-80 • Tapentadol • Tilidine • Tramadol • Zipeprol

v • d • e Rifaximin) Sulfonamides (Phthalylsulfathiazole, Sulfaguanidine, Succinylsulfathiazole) other (Beclometasone) antiallergic agents, excluding corticosteroids (Cromoglicic acid) Balsalazide)
Antidiarrheal micro-organisms	Saccharomyces boulardii
Other antidiarrheals	Albumin tannate - Ceratonia - Racecadotril

Categories: Opioids

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