Furethidine

Furethidine
Clinical data
ATC code none
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
Synonyms ethyl 4-phenyl-1-(2-tetrahydrofurfuryloxyethyl)piperidine-4-carboxylate
CAS Number 2385-81-1
PubChem (CID) 61306
DrugBank DB01464 YesY
ChemSpider 55245 YesY
UNII 6U9XA4JOD4 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL2105078
ECHA InfoCard 100.017.451
Chemical and physical data
Formula C21H31NO4
Molar mass 361.48 g/mol
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
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Furethidine is a 4-phenylpiperidine derivative that is related to the opioid analgesic drug pethidine (meperidine).[1]

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.[2] In the United States it is a Schedule I Narcotic controlled substance with the ACSCN of 9626.[3]

References

  1. Maul C, Buschmann H, Sundermann B. Opioids: 3.3 Synthetic Opioids. Analgesics 2005; 159-169. ISBN 978-3-527-30403-5
  2. Cahal DA, Dare JG, Keith D. A Sequential Trial of Analgesics in Labour. International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1961; 68(1): 88–93.
  3. http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/orangebook/d_cs_drugcode.pdf, pp. 13, accessed 23. January 2016



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