ATC code none PubChem CID 61306 | CAS Number 2385-81-1 DrugBank DB01464 | |
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Legal status AU: S9 (Prohibited)CA: Schedule IDE: Anlage I (Controlled)UK: Class AUS: Schedule I Synonyms ethyl 4-phenyl-1-(2-tetrahydrofurfuryloxyethyl)piperidine-4-carboxylate | ||
Furethidine is a 4-phenylpiperidine derivative that is related to the opioid analgesic drug pethidine (meperidine).
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. In the United States it is a Schedule I Narcotic controlled substance with the ACSCN of 9626.
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