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Codeine methylbromide

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Codeine methylbromide
Clinical data
Other namesCodeine bromomethylate, 125-27-9, DEA No. 9070
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
  • 7,8-Didehydro-17,17-dimethyl-4,5-α-epoxy-6α-hydroxy-3-methoxymorphinanium bromide
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H24BrNO3
Molar mass394.309 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C[N+]1(CC[C@]23[C@@H]4[C@H]1CC5=C2C(=C(C=C5)OC)O[C@H]3[C@H](C=C4)O)C.[Br-]
  • InChI=1S/C19H24NO3.BrH/c1-20(2)9-8-19-12-5-6-14(21)18(19)23-17-15(22-3)7-4-11(16(17)19)10-13(12)20;/h4-7,12-14,18,21H,8-10H2,1-3H3;1H/q+1;/p-1/t12-,13+,14-,18-,19-;/m0./s1 ☒N
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Codeine methylbromide (Eucodin) is the bromomethane (methylbromide) salt of codeine. Its possession is prohibited in many jurisdictions. It is considered a Schedule I controlled substance in the United States, with a DEA ACSCN of 9070 and nil annual aggregate manufacturing quota.[1] as of 2014. As it is used in a different way than basic salts of codeine like the phosphate or hydrochloride owing to its below-mentioned dual action, it is considered to be a different drug related to codeine rather than merely a salt of it in many contexts.[2]

Also known by the genericised trade name eucodeine, and the salt name also sometimes given as methobromide, this drug was first synthesised in Austria-Hungary in 1903. As it is a bromide in addition to a codeine salt, it has a dual mechanism of action and is indicated for pain with insomnia or nervousness and violent coughing.[3] This codeine-based bromide also has morphine, dihydrocodeine, dihydromorphine, hydromorphone, isocodeine, hydrocodone, and other such analogues; also, there are codeine-based barbiturates and salicylates.[4]

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