Products Butetamate is no longer available in pharmaceuticals in many countries. It was formerly on the market in cough dragées formulation 536. Structure and properties Butetamate has a similar structure to butamirate: Effects Butetamate is reported to be cough-irritant. Indications Irritative cough
Products Butorphanol is commercially available as an injectable solution for animals. It has been approved in many countries since 1998. Structure and properties Butorphanol (C21H29NO2, Mr = 327.5 g/mol) Effects Butorphanol (ATCvet QN02AF01) has analgesic and cough-irritant properties. It is an agonist at the κ-opioid receptor and an antagonist at the μ-opioid receptor. Indications For … Butorphanol
Products Morphine is available in many countries in various dosage forms, including tablets, capsules, oral suspension, syrup, morphine drops, suppositories, and injectables. It is also prepared in pharmacies as an extemporaneous formulation. Structure and properties Morphine (C17H19NO3, Mr = 285.3 g/mol) is present in drugs mainly as morphine hydrochloride and as morphine sulfate pentahydrate. These … Morphine: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
Background Opioids have been used as painkillers for thousands of years. Initially in the form of opium, the dried milky sap of the opium poppy L. (Papaveraceae). In the early 19th century, the pure opium alkaloid morphine was isolated for the first time and later administered with the newly invented hypodermic needle. In the 20th … Opioids: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
Products Opium tincture is manufactured in pharmacies or ordered from specialized suppliers in pharmacopoeia quality (e.g., Hänseler). As of 2019, it is also approved as a finished drug in many countries (Dropizol, oral drops). Opium and the opioids are subject to narcotics legislation. Opium has been used medicinally for thousands of years. Structure and properties … Opium Tincture
Products Pholcodin is commercially available in many countries as a syrup (Phol-Tussil). It has been used medicinally since the 1950s. Structure and properties Pholcodine (C23H30N2O4, Mr = 398.50 g/mol) is a morpholinoethyl derivative of morphine and related to codeine. It is a white to almost white crystalline powder or colorless crystals and is sparingly soluble … Pholcodin
Products Oxymorphone is commercially available in the United States as tablets and sustained-release tablets and has also been administered parenterally and rectally. It is not registered in many countries. Oxymorphone has been approved in the U.S. since 1959 (brand names: Numorphan, Opana, Opana ER, generics). It is a narcotic drug. Due to the potential for … Oxymorphone
