14-Ethoxymetopon
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14-Ethoxymetopon is an opiate
analogue that is a derivative of metopon
which has been substituted with an ethoxy group at the 14-position. It is a highly potent analgesic
drug several hundred times stronger than morphine
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Opiate
In medicine, the term opiate describes any of the narcotic opioid alkaloids found as natural products in the opium poppy plant.-Overview:Opiates are so named because they are constituents or derivatives of constituents found in opium, which is processed from the latex sap of the opium poppy,...
analogue that is a derivative of metopon
Metopon
Metopon is an opiate analogue that is a methylated derivative of hydromorphone which was invented in 1948 as an analgesic....
which has been substituted with an ethoxy group at the 14-position. It is a highly potent analgesic
Analgesic
An analgesic is any member of the group of drugs used to relieve pain . The word analgesic derives from Greek an- and algos ....
drug several hundred times stronger than morphine
Morphine
Morphine is a potent opiate analgesic medication and is considered to be the prototypical opioid. It was first isolated in 1804 by Friedrich Sertürner, first distributed by same in 1817, and first commercially sold by Merck in 1827, which at the time was a single small chemists' shop. It was more...
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