Hydroxypethidine

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Hydroxypethidine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
Ethyl 4-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-1-methyl-piperidine-4-carboxylate
Identifiers
CAS number 468-56-4
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PubChem 61120
Chemical data
Formula C15H21NO3 
Mol. mass 263.332 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
Synonyms Hydroxypethidine, Bemidone
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Hydroxypethidine (Bemidone) is an opioid analgesic that is an analogue of pethidine (meperidine). Hydroxypethidine is significantly less potent than meperidine as an analgesic, (0.3x meperidine in potency) although it also has NMDA antagonist properties like its close relative ketobemidone. [1]

Hydroxypethidine has similar effects to other opioids, and produces analgesia, sedation and euphoria. Side effects can include itching, nausea and potentially serious respiratory depression which can be life-threatening.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Isbell Harris. The addiction liability of some analogues of meperidine. Journal of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics, 1949; 97(2): 182-190