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Norcodeine

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ATC code
  
none

PubChem CID
  
9925873

UNII
  
32W9P3T4ML

CAS Number
  
467-15-2

ChemSpider
  
8101508

Molar mass
  
285.337 g/mol

Norcodeine

Legal status
  
CA: Schedule I DE: Anlage I (Controlled)

How to pronounce norcodeine


Norcodeine is an opiate analogue that is the N-demethylated derivative of codeine. It has relatively little opioid activity in its own right, but is formed as a metabolite of codeine following ingestion.

Norcodeine is a Schedule I Narcotic controlled substance in the USA with the ACSCN of 9309 and zero annual manufacturing quota. The salts in use are the acetate (free base conversion ratio 0.826), hydroiodide (0.662), hydrochloride (0.759), nitrate (0.819), platinichloride (0.582), and sulphate (0.744).

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Norcodeine Wikipedia