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dextromoramide

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Also known as (+)-1-(3-methyl-4-morpholino-2,2-diphenylbutyryl)pyrrolidine, (+)-4-(2-methyl-4-oxo-3,3-diphenyl-4-(1-pyrrolidinyl)butyl)morpholine, D-2,2-diphenyl-3-methyl-4-morpholinobutyrylpyrrolidine, R 875, SKF 5137, (+)-2,2-diphenyl-3-methyl-4-morpholinobutyrylpyrrolidine, (+)-3-methyl-4-morpholino-2,2-diphenyl-1-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)butanone, SKF-5137

Dextromoramide (Palfium, Palphium, Jetrium, Dimorlin) is a powerful opioid analgesic approximately three times more potent than morphine but shorter acting. It is subject to drug prohibition regimes, both internationally through UN treaties and by the criminal law of individual nations, and is usually prescribed only in the Netherlands.

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Mass
392.246
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chemical formula
C₂₅H₃₂N₂O₂
canonical SMILES
CC(CN1CCOCC1)C(C2=CC=CC=C2)(C3=CC=CC=C3)C(=O)N4CCCC4
Commons category
Dextromoramide
isomeric SMILES
C[C@H](CN1CCOCC1)C(C2=CC=CC=C2)(C3=CC=CC=C3)C(=O)N4CCCC4
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
dextromoramide
MCN code
2934.91.23
defined daily dose
40
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Dextromoramide (Palfium, Palphium, Jetrium, Dimorlin) is a powerful opioid analgesic approximately three times more potent than morphine but shorter acting. It is subject to drug prohibition regimes, both internationally through UN treaties and by the criminal law of individual nations, and is usually prescribed only in the Netherlands.

==History== Dextromoramide was discovered and patented in 1956 by Paul Janssen at Janssen Pharmaceuticals, who also discovered fentanyl, another important synthetic opioid, widely used to treat pain and in combination with other drugs as an anaesthetic, as well as haloperidol, piritramide, the loperamide-diphenoxylate series and other important drugs.

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