Acetoxyketobemidone

Acetoxyketobemidone

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Gene therapy
Clinical data
Other names	Acetoxyketobemidone, O-Acetylketobemidone
Physiological data
Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
Identifiers
IUPAC name 1-[4-(3-acetoxyphenyl)-1-methylpiperidin-4-yl]propan-1-one
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C17H23NO3
Molar mass	289.38 g/mol

Acetoxyketobemidone (O-Acetylketobemidone) is an opioid analgesic that is an acetylated derivative of ketobemidone. It was developed in the 1950s during research into analogues of pethidine and was assessed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime but was not included on the list of drugs under international control, probably because it was not used in medicine or widely available.

Presumably acetoxyketobemidone produces similar effects to ketobemidone and other opioids, such as analgesia and sedation, along with side effects such as nausea, itching, vomiting and respiratory depression which may be harmful or fatal.

References

UNODC Bulletin on Narcotics 1954

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