Normethadone

Normethadone (INN, BAN; brand names Cophylac, Dacartil, Eucopon, Mepidon, Noramidone, Normedon, and others), also known as desmethylmethadone or phenyldimazone, is a synthetic opioid analgesic and antitussive agent. Normethadone is listed under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961 and is a Schedule I Narcotic controlled substance in the United States, with a DEA ACSCN of 9635 and an annual manufacturing quota of 2 grams.[1] The salts in use are the hydrobromide (free base conversion ratio 0.785), hydrochloride (0.890), methyliodide (0.675), oxalate (0.766), picrate (0.563), and the 2,6-ditertbutylnapthalindisulphonate (0.480) [2]

Not to be confused with normethandrone.
Normethadone
Clinical data
Trade namesCophylac
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • AU: S9 (Prohibited)
  • CA: Schedule I
  • DE: Anlage III (Special prescription form required)
  • US: Schedule I
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.006.730
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC20H25NO
Molar mass295.419 g/mol g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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See also
  • Methade

References
  1. http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/fed_regs/quotas/2014/fr0825.htm
  2. A-Z Encyclopaedia of Alcohol & Drug Abuse, pp 470


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