Noroxymorphone

Noroxymorphone is an opioid[1] which is both a metabolite of oxymorphone and oxycodone and is manufactured specifically as an intermediate in the production of narcotic antagonists such as naltrexone and others. It is a potent agonist of the μ-opioid receptor, but is poorly able to cross the blood-brain-barrier into the central nervous system, and for this reason, has only minimal analgesic activity.[2][3][4]

Noroxymorphone
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
intravenous, intramusucular, subcutaneous, oral, rectal, intranasal
Legal status
Legal status
  • US: Schedule II
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
ECHA InfoCard100.046.859
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H17NO4
Molar mass287.315 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

In the United States, noroxymorphone is controlled as a Schedule II Narcotic controlled substance with an ACSCN of 9637 and in 2014 the DEA set annual aggregate manufacturing quotas of 17 500 kilogrammes for conversion and 1262.5 kg for sale.[5] In other countries, it may be similarly controlled, controlled at a lower level, or regulated in another way.

See also

References

  1. Lemberg, Kim K.; Siiskonen, Antti O.; Kontinen, Vesa K.; Yli-Kauhaluoma, Jari T.; Kalso, Eija A. (February 2008). "Pharmacological Characterization of Noroxymorphone as a New Opioid for Spinal Analgesia". Anesthesia & Analgesia. 106 (2): 463–470. doi:10.1213/ane.0b013e3181605a15. PMID 18227301.
  2. Victor R. Preedy (25 April 2016). Neuropathology of Drug Addictions and Substance Misuse Volume 3: General Processes and Mechanisms, Prescription Medications, Caffeine and Areca, Polydrug Misuse, Emerging Addictions and Non-Drug Addictions. Elsevier Science. pp. 462–464. ISBN 978-0-12-800677-1.
  3. Howard Smith; Steven Passik (25 April 2008). Pain and Chemical Dependency. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 195–. ISBN 978-0-19-530055-0.
  4. Lemberg, Kim K.; Siiskonen, Antti O.; Kontinen, Vesa K.; Yli-Kauhaluoma, Jari T.; Kalso, Eija A. (2008). "Pharmacological Characterization of Noroxymorphone as a New Opioid for Spinal Analgesia". Anesthesia & Analgesia. 106 (2): 463–470. doi:10.1213/ane.0b013e3181605a15. ISSN 0003-2999. PMID 18227301.
  5. Drug Enforcement Administration (August 25, 2014). "Final Adjusted Aggregate Production Quotas for Schedule I and II Controlled Substances and Assessment of Annual Needs for the List I Chemicals Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine for 2014". Federal Register. Vol. 79 no. 164. pp. 50700–50704.


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