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Furethidine

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ATC code
  
none

PubChem CID
  
61306

CAS Number
  
2385-81-1

DrugBank
  
DB01464

Furethidine

Legal status
  
AU: S9 (Prohibited) CA: Schedule I DE: Anlage I (Controlled) UK: Class A US: 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.

References

Furethidine Wikipedia