Etoxeridine
Encyclopedia
Etoxeridine is a 4-phenylpiperidine
derivative that is related to the opioid
analgesic
drug pethidine
(meperidine).
Etoxeridine was developed in the 1950s and investigated for use in surgical anesthesia
, however it was never commercialised and is not currently used in medicine.
Piperidine
Piperidine is an organic compound with the molecular formula 5NH. This heterocyclic amine consists of a six-membered ring containing five methylene units and one nitrogen atom...
derivative that is related to the opioid
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 ....
drug pethidine
Pethidine
Pethidine or meperidine Pethidine (INN) or meperidine (USAN) Pethidine (INN) or meperidine (USAN) (commonly referred to as Demerol but also referred to as: isonipecaine; lidol; pethanol; piridosal; Algil; Alodan; Centralgin; Dispadol; Dolantin; Mialgin (in Indonesia); Petidin Dolargan (in Poland);...
(meperidine).
Etoxeridine was developed in the 1950s and investigated for use in surgical anesthesia
Anesthesia
Anesthesia, or anaesthesia , traditionally meant the condition of having sensation blocked or temporarily taken away...
, however it was never commercialised and is not currently used in medicine.