ATC code none PubChem CID 62516 ChemSpider 56290 | CAS Number 3691-78-9 DrugBank DB01518 Molar mass 367.481 g/mol | |
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Legal status AU: S9 (Prohibited)
CA: Schedule I
DE: Anlage I (Controlled)
UK: Class A
US: Schedule I | ||
Benzethidine meaning
Benzethidine is a 4-phenylpiperidine derivative that is related to the opioid analgesic drug pethidine (meperidine, or Demerol).
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Benzethidine 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. In the United States, the drug us a Schedule I Narcotic Controlled Substance with a DEA ACSCN of 9606 and 2014 annual aggregate manufacturing quota of nil. The most common salt in use is the hydrochloride, free base conversion ratio of 0.910
How to pronounce benzethidine
Australia
Benzethidine is considered a Schedule 9 prohibited substance in Australia under the Poisons Standard (February 2017). A Schedule 9 substance is a substance which may be abused or misused, the manufacture, possession, sale or use of which should be prohibited by law except when required for medical or scientific research, or for analytical, teaching or training purposes with approval of Commonwealth and/or State or Territory Health Authorities.