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An opioid analgesic with actions and uses similar to those of MORPHINE, apart from an absence of cough suppressant activity. It is used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain, including pain in obstetrics. It may also be used as an adjunct to anesthesia. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1092)

Also Known As:

Numorphan; Opana; Oxymorphone HCl; Oxymorphone Hydrochloride; Morphinan-6-one, 4,5-epoxy-3,14-dihydroxy-17-methyl-, (5alpha)-

Pharmalogical Action Categories:

Adjuvants, Anesthesia
Analgesics, Opioid
Narcotics

Heterocyclic Compounds: 198
- Alkaloids: 5398
  - Opiate Alkaloids: 5944
    - Morphinans: 33
      - Morphine Derivatives: 39
        Oxymorphone: 155
- Bridged-Ring Heterocyclic Compounds
  - Morphinans: 33
    - Morphine Derivatives: 39
      - Oxymorphone: 155
- Fused-Ring Heterocyclic Compounds
  - 4 or More Rings Heterocyclic Compounds
    - Morphinans: 33
      - Morphine Derivatives: 39
        Oxymorphone: 155
Polycyclic Compounds: 6
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: 2020
  - Phenanthrenes: 27
    - Morphinans: 33
      - Morphine Derivatives: 39
        Oxymorphone: 155

14- benzyloxy- 4,5- epoxy- 3- hydroxy- 17- methylmorphinan- 6- one

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results