14-Ethoxymetopon Explained

14-Ethoxymetopon[1] is an opioid analog that is a derivative of metopon which has been substituted with an ethoxy group at the 14-position. It is a highly potent analgesic drug several hundred times more potent than morphine.[2]

Notes and References

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  2. Fürst Z, Búzás B, Friedmann T, Schmidhammer H, Borsodi A . Highly potent novel opioid receptor agonist in the 14-alkoxymetopon series . European Journal of Pharmacology . 236 . 2 . 209–15 . May 1993 . 8391457 . 10.1016/0014-2999(93)90591-5 .

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