Furethidine
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Other names | ethyl 4-phenyl-1-(2-tetrahydrofurfuryloxyethyl)piperidine-4-carboxylate |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.017.451 |
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Formula | C21H31NO4 |
Molar mass | 361.48 g/mol g·mol−1 |
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Furethidine is a 4-phenylpiperidine derivative that is related to the opioid analgesic drug pethidine (meperidine).[1]
Furethidine is not currently used in medicine and is a Class A/Schedule I drug which is controlled under UN drug conventions. It has similar effects to other opioid derivatives, such as analgesia, sedation, nausea and respiratory depression.[2] In the United States it is a Schedule I Narcotic controlled substance with the ACSCN of 9626.[3]
References
- ^ Maul C, Buschmann H, Sundermann B. Opioids: 3.3 Synthetic Opioids. Analgesics 2005; 159-169. ISBN 978-3-527-30403-5
- ^ Cahal DA, Dare JG, Keith D. A Sequential Trial of Analgesics in Labour. International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1961; 68(1): 88–93.
- ^ http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/orangebook/d_cs_drugcode.pdf, pp. 13, accessed 23. January 2016