RACEMORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE

US Previously Marketed

First approved in 1953

Details

Stereochemistry	RACEMIC
Molecular Formula	C17H23NO.BrH
Molecular Weight	338.283
Optical Activity	( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters	3 / 3
E/Z Centers	0
Charge	0

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Structure Search

SMILES

Br.[H][C@@]12CC3=C(C=C(O)C=C3)[C@]4(CCCC[C@@]14[H])CCN2C

InChI

InChIKey=WVFGKGPFQSEWON-DYWKTHLTSA-N

InChI=1S/C17H23NO.BrH/c1-18-9-8-17-7-3-2-4-14(17)16(18)10-12-5-6-13(19)11-15(12)17;/h5-6,11,14,16,19H,2-4,7-10H2,1H3;1H/t14-,16+,17+;/m0./s1

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Description
Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13097351

Racemorphan is racemic mixture of an antitussive and dissociative hallucinogen Dextrorphan and an opioid analgesic Levorphanol. Racemorphan itself is under international control per the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961 and is therefore listed as a Schedule II Narcotic controlled substance.

CNS Activity

Originator

Approval Year

Targets

Primary Target	Pharmacology	Potency
Kappa opioid receptor 108 Target ID: CHEMBL237 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26635068	Agonist 2678	2.3 nM [Ki]
Mu opioid receptor 221 Target ID: CHEMBL233 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26635068	Agonist 2678	0.13 nM [Ki]
Delta opioid receptor 77 Target ID: CHEMBL236 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26635068	Agonist 2678	4.2 nM [Ki]
Glutamate [NMDA] receptor 125 Target ID: CHEMBL2094124 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14742749	Antagonist 2778

Conditions

Condition	Modality	Targets	Highest Phase	Product
Unknown 2578

C_max

Value	Dose	Co-administered	Analyte	Population
236 ng/mL EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10211869/	50 mg/kg single, oral dose: 50 mg/kg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:		PROFENAMINE plasma	Rattus norvegicus population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: FED

AUC

Value	Dose	Co-administered	Analyte	Population
2685 ng × h/mL EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10211869/	50 mg/kg single, oral dose: 50 mg/kg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:		PROFENAMINE plasma	Rattus norvegicus population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: FED

T_1/2

Value	Dose	Co-administered	Analyte	Population
26.1 h EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10211869/	50 mg/kg single, oral dose: 50 mg/kg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:		PROFENAMINE plasma	Rattus norvegicus population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: FED

F_unbound

Value	Dose	Co-administered	Analyte	Population
7% EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10211869/	50 mg/kg single, oral dose: 50 mg/kg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:		PROFENAMINE plasma	Rattus norvegicus population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: FED

Doses

Dose	Population	Adverse events
5 mg multiple, subcutaneous Dose: 5 mg Route: subcutaneous Route: multiple Dose: 5 mg Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13069264	unhealthy, 54 years n = 1 Health Status: unhealthy Age Group: 54 years Sex: F Population Size: 1 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13069264	Other AEs: Respiratory rate decreased, Respiratory rhythm disorder... Other AEs: Respiratory rate decreased Respiratory rhythm disorder Corneal reflex decreased Fixed dilated pupils Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13069264

AEs

AE	Dose	Population
Corneal reflex decreased	5 mg multiple, subcutaneous Dose: 5 mg Route: subcutaneous Route: multiple Dose: 5 mg Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13069264	unhealthy, 54 years n = 1 Health Status: unhealthy Age Group: 54 years Sex: F Population Size: 1 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13069264
Fixed dilated pupils	5 mg multiple, subcutaneous Dose: 5 mg Route: subcutaneous Route: multiple Dose: 5 mg Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13069264	unhealthy, 54 years n = 1 Health Status: unhealthy Age Group: 54 years Sex: F Population Size: 1 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13069264
Respiratory rate decreased	5 mg multiple, subcutaneous Dose: 5 mg Route: subcutaneous Route: multiple Dose: 5 mg Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13069264	unhealthy, 54 years n = 1 Health Status: unhealthy Age Group: 54 years Sex: F Population Size: 1 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13069264
Respiratory rhythm disorder	5 mg multiple, subcutaneous Dose: 5 mg Route: subcutaneous Route: multiple Dose: 5 mg Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13069264	unhealthy, 54 years n = 1 Health Status: unhealthy Age Group: 54 years Sex: F Population Size: 1 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13069264

Sourcing

Vendor/Aggregator	ID	URL
AAA Chemistry	AR-1E1926
ABI Chem	AC1L1H05
ABI Chem	AC1Q7AI1
AHH Chemical co.,ltd	MT-53063	http://www.ahhchemical.com/product/MT-53063.html
BOC Sciences	125-73-5	https://www.bocsci.com/dextromethorphan-ep-impurity-b-dextrorphan-cas-125-73-5-item-470048.html
BioChemPartner	BCP24334	http://www.biochempartner.com/125-73-5-BCP24334
Clearsynth	CS-O-16970	https://www.clearsynth.com/en/CSO16970.html
Compound Cloud	5359272
Compound Cloud	5462348
HongKong Chemhere	SCA54099
MuseChem	I014442
NovoSeek	3918
NovoSeek	5390113
Smolecule	S532999	http://www.smolecule.com/products/s532999
THE BioTek	bt-272670	https://www.thebiotek.com/product/inhibitors/bt-272670
Tetrahedron	TS81326
Toronto Research Chemicals	KIT8295
Yick-Vic Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals (HK) Ltd.	PH-0703A
ZINC	ZINC000003812984	http://zinc15.docking.org/substances/ZINC000003812984
eMolecules	261267554
eMolecules	48858227

PubMed

Title	Date	PubMed
Comparison of opioid agonists in maintaining responding and in suppressing morphine withdrawal in rhesus monkeys.	1981	6794076
Prostaglandin hyperalgesia, V: a peripheral analgesic receptor for opiates.	1982 Jan	6278540
Relative cataleptic potency of narcotic analgesics, including 3,6-dibutanoylmorphine and 6-monoacetylmorphine.	1984	6543399
Differential effects of morphinan drugs on haloperidol-induced catalepsy in rats: a comparative study with an N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist.	1991 Mar-Apr	1685312
Serotonin and norepinephrine uptake inhibiting activity of centrally acting analgesics: structural determinants and role in antinociception.	1995 Sep	7562497
Central discriminative effects of morphine in rats: training via intracerebroventricular administration.	2001 Dec	11786240
The safety of dextromethorphan in pregnancy : results of a controlled study.	2001 Feb	11171724
Clinical pharmacology of opioids for pain.	2002 Jul-Aug	12479250
Opioids and chronic neuropathic pain.	2003 Mar 27	12660393
Antidepressant-like effect of tramadol and its enantiomers in reserpinized mice: comparative study with desipramine, fluvoxamine, venlafaxine and opiates.	2004 Sep	15358985
[Fundamentals of modern treatment of myopia].	2005	16519089
Social and environmental influences on opioid sensitivity in rats: importance of an opioid's relative efficacy at the mu-receptor.	2005 Aug	15778888
Analgesic therapy in postherpetic neuralgia: a quantitative systematic review.	2005 Jul	16013891
Discriminative stimulus effects of acute morphine followed by naltrexone in the squirrel monkey: a further characterization.	2005 Jul	15843500
Over-the-counter cold medications-postmortem findings in infants and the relationship to cause of death.	2005 Oct	16419411
Opioid peptides and receptors in joint tissues: study in the rat.	2006 Jun	16649179
Morphine reduces local cytokine expression and neutrophil infiltration after incision.	2007 Oct 2	17908329
Opiates and elderly: use and side effects.	2008	18686750
A retrospective study on the impact of comorbid depression or anxiety on healthcare resource use and costs among diabetic neuropathy patients.	2009 Jun 30	19566952
Somatostatin and opioid receptors do not regulate proliferation or apoptosis of the human multiple myeloma U266 cells.	2009 Jun 7	19500423
Chronic pain: levorphanol, methadone, and the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor.	2009 Sep	19719367

Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide

The usual recommended starting dose of Levorphanol for oral administration is 2 mg.

Route of Administration: Oral

In Vitro Use Guide

Unknown

Name

Type

Language

RACEMORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE

Common Name

English

LEVORPHANOL DL-FORM HYDROBROMIDE

Common Name

English

MORPHINAN-3-OL, 17-METHYL-, HYDROBROMIDE, (±)-

Systematic Name

English

LEVORPHANOL DL-FORM HYDROBROMIDE [MI]

Common Name

English

DL-3-HYDROXY-N-METHYLMORPHINAN HYDROBROMIDE

Common Name

English

NSC-117861

Code

English

RACEMORPHAN HBR

Common Name

English

MORPHINAN-3-OL, N-METHYL-, HYDROBROMIDE, (±)-

Systematic Name

English

METHORPHINAN HYDROBROMIDE

Common Name

English

METHORPHINAN HBR

Common Name

English

Code System Code Type Description

FDA UNII

5URK043N48