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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C18H23NO3.C4H6O6
Molecular Weight 451.467
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 7 / 7
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of DIHYDROCODEINE BITARTRATE

SMILES

O[C@H]([C@@H](O)C(O)=O)C(O)=O.[H][C@@]12OC3=C4C(C[C@H]5N(C)CC[C@@]14[C@@]5([H])CC[C@@H]2O)=CC=C3OC

InChI

InChIKey=ZGSZBVAEVPSPFM-HYTSPMEMSA-N
InChI=1S/C18H23NO3.C4H6O6/c1-19-8-7-18-11-4-5-13(20)17(18)22-16-14(21-2)6-3-10(15(16)18)9-12(11)19;5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10/h3,6,11-13,17,20H,4-5,7-9H2,1-2H3;1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t11-,12+,13-,17-,18-;1-,2-/m01/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C4H6O6
Molecular Weight 150.0868
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Molecular Formula C18H23NO3
Molecular Weight 301.3801
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 5 / 5
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Description
Curator's Comment: Description was created based on several sources, including

Dihydrocodeine is an opioid analgesic used as an alternative or adjunct to codeine to treat moderate to severe pain, severe dyspnea, and cough. It is semi-synthetic, and was developed in Germany in 1908 during an international search to find a more effective antitussive agent to help reduce the spread of airborne infectious diseases such as tuburculosis. It was marketed in 1911. Dihydrocodeine is metabolized to dihydromorphine -- a highly active metabolite with a high affinity for mu opioid receptors. Dihydrocodeine is used for the treatment of moderate to severe pain, including post-operative and dental pain. It can also be used to treat chronic pain, breathlessness and coughing. In heroin addicts, dihydrocodeine has been used as a substitute drug, in doses up to 2500mg/day to treat addiction.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
0.3 µM [Ki]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Palliative
SYNALGOS-DC

Approved Use

For the relief of moderate to moderately severe pain.

Launch Date

-3.62620813E11
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
487 pmol/g
60 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 60 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROCODEINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
341 nM
60 mg single, oral
dose: 60 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROCODEINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
739 nM
90 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 90 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROCODEINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
918 nM
120 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 120 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROCODEINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
60.089 ng/mL
20 mg single, oral
dose: 20 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROCODEINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
18 nM
120 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 120 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROMORPHINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
8.7 nM
60 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 60 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROMORPHINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
4.7 pmol/g
60 mg single, oral
dose: 60 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROMORPHINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
13 nM
90 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 90 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROMORPHINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
3367 nM × h
60 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 60 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROCODEINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
3415 nM × h
60 mg single, oral
dose: 60 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROCODEINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
5118 nM × h
90 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 90 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROCODEINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
6566 nM × h
120 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 120 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROCODEINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
301.643 ng × h/mL
20 mg single, oral
dose: 20 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROCODEINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
132 nM × h
120 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 120 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROMORPHINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
65 nM × h
60 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 60 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROMORPHINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
70 nM × h
60 mg single, oral
dose: 60 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROMORPHINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
99 nM × h
90 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 90 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROMORPHINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
3.146 h
20 mg single, oral
dose: 20 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
DIHYDROCODEINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
32 mg 6 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 32 mg, 6 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 32 mg, 6 times / day
Co-administed with::
aspirin(356.4 mg)
caffeine(30 mg)
Sources:
unhealthy, > 18 years
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: > 18 years
Sources:
Other AEs: Respiratory depression...
Other AEs:
Respiratory depression (grade 5)
Sources:
240 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Overdose
Dose: 240 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 240 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Other AEs: Hypercapnic respiratory failure...
Other AEs:
Hypercapnic respiratory failure
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Respiratory depression grade 5
32 mg 6 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 32 mg, 6 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 32 mg, 6 times / day
Co-administed with::
aspirin(356.4 mg)
caffeine(30 mg)
Sources:
unhealthy, > 18 years
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: > 18 years
Sources:
Hypercapnic respiratory failure
240 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Overdose
Dose: 240 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 240 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Dose-related effects of controlled release dihydrocodeine on oro-cecal transit and pupillary light reflex. A study in human volunteers.
2001 Jan
Contribution of dihydrocodeine and dihydromorphine to analgesia following dihydrocodeine administration in man: a PK-PD modelling analysis.
2001 Jul
Audit of pain management at home following tonsillectomy in children.
2001 Mar
Treatment of severe pain from osteoarthritis with slow-release tramadol or dihydrocodeine in combination with NSAID's: a randomised study comparing analgesia, antinociception and gastrointestinal effects.
2001 Mar
Evaluation of urinary dihydrocodeine excretion in human by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
2001 Mar 5
Capillary electrophoresis and capillary electrophoresis-ion trap multiple-stage mass spectrometry for the differentiation and identification of oxycodone and its major metabolites in human urine.
2002 Apr 25
Interpretation of GC-MS opiate results in the presence of pholcodine.
2002 Jun 25
Prolonged erections produced by dihydrocodeine and sildenafil.
2002 Jun 29
[Paliative treatment: Treatment of chronic cancer pain (ii): the use of opiates].
2002 May 15
General practice management of illicit drug users in Scotland: a national survey.
2003 Jan
Enzyme immunoassay validation for the detection of buprenorphine in urine.
2003 Mar
Is intraperitoneal levobupivacaine with epinephrine useful for analgesia following laparoscopic cholecystectomy? A randomized controlled trial.
2004 Aug
Screening and semi-quantitative analysis of post mortem blood for basic drugs using gas chromatography/ion trap mass spectrometry.
2004 Dec 25
ECG abnormalities in co-proxamol (paracetamol/dextropropoxyphene) poisoning.
2005
Simultaneous analysis of thebaine, 6-MAM and six abused opiates in postmortem fluids and tissues using Zymark automated solid-phase extraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
2005 Aug 5
The role of tramadol in cancer pain treatment--a review.
2005 Jan
Dihydrocodeine tartrate.
2005 May 3-9
Evaluation of buprenorphine CEDIA assay versus GC-MS and ELISA using urine samples from patients in substitution treatment.
2005 Nov-Dec
Review of deaths related to analgesic- and cough suppressant-opioids; England and Wales 1996-2002.
2006 Sep
Glucuronidation of paracetamol by human liver microsomes in vitro / enzyme kinetic parameters and interactions with short-chain aliphatic alcohols and opiates.
2007
[Transient sick sinus syndrome by oral intake of high dose dehydrocodeine for postherpetic neuralgia].
2007 Apr
Interrupted time-series analysis of regulations to reduce paracetamol (acetaminophen) poisoning.
2007 Apr
Distribution of drugs of abuse within specific regions of the human brain.
2007 Aug 6
Patterns in drug use in the United Kingdom as revealed through analysis of hair in a large population sample.
2007 Aug 6
The enantiomers of tramadol and its major metabolite inhibit peristalsis in the guinea pig small intestine via differential mechanisms.
2007 Mar 16
"Me's me and you's you": Exploring patients' perspectives of single patient (n-of-1) trials in the UK.
2007 Mar 19
Resolution of secondary amenorrhoea following withdrawal of dihydocodeine.
2008 Apr
Hepatotoxicity associated with sulfasalazine in inflammatory arthritis: A case series from a local surveillance of serious adverse events.
2008 Apr 11
Differentiation between drug use and environmental contamination when testing for drugs in hair.
2008 Mar 21
Primary care incidence and treatment of four neuropathic pain conditions: a descriptive study, 2002-2005.
2008 May 6
Patents

Sample Use Guides

The usual dose of dihydrocodeine is 1 tablet every 4 to 6 hours
Route of Administration: Oral
Dihydrocodeine inhibited paracetamol glucuronidation with Ki value 4.02 mmol/l in human liver microsomes
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Name Type Language
DIHYDROCODEINE BITARTRATE
ORANGE BOOK   USP   VANDF   WHO-DD  
Common Name English
DIHYDROCODEINE TARTRATE
MART.   MI  
Common Name English
DIHYDROCODEINE HYDROGEN TARTRATE [EP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
DIHYDROCODEINE BITARTRATE [USP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
DIHYDROCODEINE BITARTRATE [VANDF]
Common Name English
DF 118
Code English
TREZIX COMPONENT DIHYDROCODEINE BITARTRATE
Brand Name English
SYNALGOS-DC-A COMPONENT DIHYDROCODEINE BITARTRATE
Common Name English
DIHYDROCODEINE TARTRATE [MI]
Common Name English
DIHYDROCODEINE TARTRATE [MART.]
Common Name English
4,5.ALPHA.-EPOXY-3-METHOXY-17-METHYLMORPHINAN-6A-OL (+)-TARTRATE (SALT)
Common Name English
DIHYDROCODEINE BITARTRATE COMPONENT OF SYNALGOS-DC
Common Name English
SYNALGOS-DC COMPONENT DIHYDROCODEINE BITARTRATE
Common Name English
DIHYDROCODEINE BITARTRATE CII
USP-RS  
Common Name English
Dihydrocodeine bitartrate [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
DIHYDROCODEINE BITARTRATE COMPONENT OF DHC PLUS
Common Name English
DIHYDROCODEINE BITARTRATE [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
DHC PLUS COMPONENT DIHYDROCODEINE BITARTRATE
Common Name English
DIHYDROCODEINE BITARTRATE [USP-RS]
Common Name English
MORPHINAN-6-OL, 4,5-EPOXY-3-METHOXY-17-METHYL-, (5.ALPHA.,6.ALPHA.)-2,3-DIHYDROXYBUTANEDIOATE (1:1) (SALT)
Common Name English
NSC-117857
Code English
CODEINE, DIHYDRO-, TARTRATE (1:1)
Common Name English
DIHYDROCODEINE BITARTRATE COMPONENT OF SYNALGOS-DC-A
Common Name English
DIHYDROCODEINE HYDROGEN TARTRATE
EP  
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C67413
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NCI_THESAURUS C1506
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DEA NO. 9120
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Code System Code Type Description
SMS_ID
100000078009
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NCI_THESAURUS
C47490
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DAILYMED
8LXS95BSA9
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1200804
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CAS
5965-13-9
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID00975047
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PUBCHEM
5492624
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
227-747-7
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FDA UNII
8LXS95BSA9
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EVMPD
SUB01704MIG
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DRUG BANK
DBSALT000048
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RXCUI
104966
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PRIMARY RxNorm
MERCK INDEX
M4459
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PRIMARY Merck Index
ChEMBL
CHEMBL1595
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NSC
117857
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