Furethidine

Furethidine
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Gene therapy
Clinical data
Other names	Furethidine
Physiological data
Legal status
Legal status	UK: Class A ; US: Schedule I ;
Pharmacokinetic data
Identifiers
	IUPAC name ethyl 1-[2-(oxolan-2-ylmethoxy)ethyl]-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylate;
CAS Number	2385-81-1;
PubChem Template:Abbreviation	61306;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C21H31NO4
Molar mass	361.48 g/mol

Furethidine is a 4-phenyl piperidine 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]

References

↑ Maul C, Buschmann H, Sundermann B. Opioids: 3.3 Synthetic Opioids. Analgesics 2005; 159-169. ISBN 9783527304035
↑ Cahal DA, Dare JG, Keith D. A Sequential Trial of Analgesics in Labour. International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1961; 68(1): 88–93.