Diampromide
Encyclopedia
Diampromide is an opioid
analgesic
from the ampromide family of drugs, related to other drugs such as propiram
. It was invented in the 1960s, and can be described as a ring-opened analogue of fentanyl.http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/ectoc/echet98/pub/028/index.htm
Diampromide produces similar effects to other opioids, including analgesia, sedation
, dizziness
and nausea
, and is around the same potency as morphine
.
Opioid
An opioid is a psychoactive chemical that works by binding to opioid receptors, which are found principally in the central and peripheral nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract...
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 ....
from the ampromide family of drugs, related to other drugs such as propiram
Propiram
Propiram is a partial mu opioid receptor agonist and weak mu antagonist analgesic from the ampromide family of drugs. It was invented in 1963 in the United Kingdom by Bayer but was not widely marketed, although it saw some limited clinical use, especially in dentistry...
. It was invented in the 1960s, and can be described as a ring-opened analogue of fentanyl.http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/ectoc/echet98/pub/028/index.htm
Diampromide produces similar effects to other opioids, including analgesia, sedation
Sedation
Sedation is the reduction of irritability or agitation by administration of sedative drugs, generally to facilitate a medical procedure or diagnostic procedure...
, dizziness
Dizziness
Dizziness refers to an impairment in spatial perception and stability. The term is somewhat imprecise. It can be used to mean vertigo, presyncope, disequilibrium, or a non-specific feeling such as giddiness or foolishness....
and nausea
Nausea
Nausea , is a sensation of unease and discomfort in the upper stomach with an involuntary urge to vomit. It often, but not always, precedes vomiting...
, and is around the same potency as 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...
.