Meprodine

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Meprodine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
[(3S,4R)-3-ethyl-1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidin-4-yl] propanoate
Identifiers
CAS number	468-51-9
ATC code	?
PubChem	61119
Chemical data
Formula	C₁₇H₂₅N O₂
Mol. mass	275.39 g/mol
Synonyms	Alphameprodine, Betameprodine
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	?
Metabolism	?
Half life	?
Excretion	?
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status
Routes	?

Meprodine is an opioid analgesic that is an analogue of pethidine (meperidine). It is closely related to the drug prodine, the only difference being that meprodine has an ethyl group rather than a methyl at the 3-position of the piperidine ring.

As with prodine, there are two isomers of meprodine, Alphameprodine and Betameprodine, with the α isomer having been more widely used.

Meprodine has similar effects to other opioids, and produces analgesia, sedation and euphoria. Side effects can include itching, nausea and potentially serious respiratory depression which can be life-threatening.

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Opiate
derivatives

Whole Opium Preparations	Dover's Powder • Granulated Opium • Laudanum • Mithridate • Opium • Paregoric • Poppy Straw Concentrate • Poppy tea • Powdered Opium • Raw Opium • Smoking Opium

Natural Opiates	Codeine • Morphine • Narceine • Noscapine • Omnopon • Oripavine • Pantopon • Papaveretum • Pseudomorphine • Tetrapon • Thebaine

Semisynthetics	2,4-Dinitrophenylmorphine • 14-Hydroxyazidomorphine • 14-Ethoxymetopon • 14-Methoxymetopon • 14-Phenylpropoxymetopon • 6-Ketonalbuphine • 6-Methyldihydromorphine • 6-Methylenedihydrodesoxymorphine • 6-Methylene-14-hydroxydihydrodesoxymorphine • 8,14-Dihydroxydihydromorphinone • Acetylcodeine • Acetyldihydrocodeine • Acetylmorphone • Azidocodeine • Azidomorphine • Benzylmorphine • Chloromorphide • Clocinnamox • Codeine • Codeinone • Codorphone • Codoxime • Desocodeine • Desomorphine • Diacetyldihydromorphine • Dihydrocodeine • Dihydrocodeinone enol acetate • Dihydrohydroxycodeinone • Dihydrodesoxymorphine • Dihydroheroin • Dihydroheterocodeine • Dihydroisocodeine • Dihydromorphine • Dibutanoylmorphine • Dipropanoylmorphine • Ethyldihydromorphinone • Ethyldihydromorphine • Ethylmorphine • Heroin (Diamorphine) • Heroin-7,8-Oxide • Heterocodeine • Hydrocodone • Hydromorphinol • Hydromorphone • Isocodeine • Methyldesorphine • Methyldihydromorphine • Methylnaltrexone • Metopon • Morphinone • Myrophine • N-Phenethyl-14-ethoxymetopon • Nalfurafine • Nalmefene • Nalodeine • Nalorphine • Naloxone • Naltrexone • Naltrindole • Nicocodeine • Nicodicodeine • Nicomorphine • Oxycodone • Oxymorphone • Pholcodine • Semorphone • Thebacon

Opiate metabolites	Codeine-N-Oxide • Morphine-3-glucuronide • Morphine-6-glucuronide • Monoacetylmorphine • Morphine-N-Oxide • Naltrexol • Norcodeine • Normorphine

Morphinans

Aknadinine • Butorphanol • Cyclorphan • Cyprodime • Dextro-3-hydroxy-N-allylmorphinan • Dextromethorphan • Dextrorphan • Dimemorfan • Drotebanol • Levargorphan • Levallorphan • Levorphanol • Levorphan • Levophenacylmorphan • Levomethorphan • Nalbuphine • Norlevorphanol • Oxilorphan • Phenomorphan • Racemethorphan • Racemorphan • Salutaridine (Sinoacutine) • Sinococuline • Sinomenine (Cocculine)

Benzomorphans

5,9-DEHB • Anazocine • Bremazocine • Cogazocine • Cyclazocine • Dezocine • Eptazocine • Etazocine • Ethylketocyclazocine • Fluorophen • Ketazocine • Metazocine • Pentazocine • Phenazocine • Quadazocine • Thiazocine

4-Phenylpiperidines

Pethidines (Meperidines)	Allylnorpethidine • Anileridine • Benzethidine • Carperidine • Difenoxin • Diphenoxylate • Etoxeridine (Carbetidine) • Furethidine • Hydroxypethidine (Bemidone) • Hydroxymethoxypethidine • Morpheridine • Oxpheneridine (Carbamethidine) • Meperidine-N-Oxide • Pethidine (Meperidine) • Pethidine Intermediate A • Pethidine Intermediate B (Norpethidine) • Pethidine Intermediate C (Pethidinic Acid) • Pheneridine • Phenoperidine • Piminodine • Properidine (Ipropethidine) • Sameridine

Prodines	Allylprodine • α-meprodine • α-prodine • β-meprodine • β-prodine • Isopromedol • Meprodine • MPPP • PEPAP • Prodine • Prosidol • Trimeperidine (Promedol)

Ketobemidones	Acetoxyketobemidone • Droxypropine • Ketobemidone • Methylketobemidone • Propylketobemidone

Others	Alvimopan • Loperamide • Picenadol

Open Chain
Opioids

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Methadols	Acetylmethadol • α-methadol • α-acetylmethadol • β-methadol • β-acetylmethadol • Dimepheptanol (Racemethadol) • Levo-α-acetylmethadol • Noracymethadol

Moramides	Dextromoramide • Levomoramide • Moramide intermediate • Racemoramide

Thiambutenes	Thiambutene • Diethylthiambutene • Dimethylthiambutene • Ethylmethylthiambutene • Tipepidine

Phenalkoxams	Dextropropoxyphene • Dimenoxadol • Dioxaphetyl Butyrate • Levopropoxyphene • Propoxyphene

Ampromides	Diampromide • Phenampromide • Propiram

Others	IC-26 • Lefetamine • R-4066