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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Dimemorfan is an antitussive or cough suppressant which acts as a sigma receptor agonist.It is an analogue of dextromethorphan and dextrorphan, but lacks significant NMDA receptor antagonistic action and dissociative effects, thereby having reduced abuse potential and adverse effects in comparison.

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-| IUPAC_name        = (9α,13α,14α)-3,17-dimethylmorphinan
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-| CAS_number        = 36309-01-0
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-| ATC_prefix        = R05
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-| ATC_suffix        = DA11
+==Overview==
-| PubChem           = 3037918
+'''Dimemorfan''' is an [[antitussive]] or [[cough suppressant]] which acts as a [[sigma receptor]] [[agonist]].It is an [[Functional analog|analogue]] of [[dextromethorphan]] and [[dextrorphan]], but lacks significant [[NMDA receptor antagonist]]ic action and [[dissociative]] effects, thereby having reduced [[abuse potential]] and [[adverse effect]]s in comparison.
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-| C=18|H=25|N=1
-| molecular_weight  = 255.398 g/mol
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-| pregnancy_AU      =  <!-- A / B1 / B2 / B3 / C / D / X -->
-| pregnancy_US      =  <!-- A / B            / C / D / X -->
-| pregnancy_category=
-| legal_AU          =  <!-- Unscheduled / S2 / S3 / S4 / S5 / S6 / S7 / S8 / S9 -->
-| legal_CA          =  <!--             / Schedule I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII -->
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-'''Dimemorfan''' is a [[cough suppressant]] which acts as a [[sigma receptor|sigma]] [[agonist]].<ref>Hui-Hung Wang, Jyh-Wei Chien, Yueh-Ching Chou, Jyh-Fei Liao and Chieh-Fu Chen. Anti-amnesic effect of dimemorfan in mice. British Journal of Pharmacology (2003) 138, 941–949.</ref><ref>Eun-Joo Shin, Seung-Yeol Nah, Won-Ki Kim, Kwang Ho Ko, Wang-Kee Jhoo, Yong-Kwang Lim, Joo Young Cha, Chieh-Fu Chen and Hyoung-Chun Kim. The dextromethorphan analog dimemorfan attenuates kainate-induced seizures via sigma1 receptor activation: comparison with the effects of dextromethorphan. British Journal of Pharmacology (2005) 144, 908–918.</ref>
+== See also ==
+* [[Cough syrup]]
+* [[Dextromethorphan]]
+* [[Dextrorphan]]
+* [[Morphinan]]
 == References ==
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+{{Reflist|2}}
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-{{Cough and cold preparations}}
 [[Category:Antitussives]]
 [[Category:Morphinans]]
+[[Category:Drug]]

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