Furethidine[2][3][4] is a 4-phenylpiperidine derivative that is related to the clinically used opioid analgesic drug pethidine (meperidine),[5] but with around 25x higher potency.[6] According to another source, Furethidine is 500/30 = 16.7 x the potency of pethidine (table VII).[7][8]
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Other names | ethyl 4-phenyl-1-(2-tetrahydrofurfuryloxyethyl)piperidine-4-carboxylate |
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Formula | C21H31NO4 |
Molar mass | 361.482 g·mol−1 |
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Furethidine is not currently used in medicine and is a Class A/Schedule I drug which is controlled under UN drug conventions. It has similar effects to other opioid derivatives, such as analgesia, sedation, nausea and respiratory depression.[9] In the United States it is a Schedule I Narcotic controlled substance with the ACSCN of 9626.[10]