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Also known as phenazocine, (-)-

Phenazocine (brand names Prinadol, Narphen) is an opioid analgesic drug, which is related to pentazocine and has a similar profile of effects.

Chemical data

Formula
C22H27NO
Molecular weight
321.5 g/mol
IUPAC name
(1R,9R,13R)-1,13-dimethyl-10-(2-phenylethyl)-10-azatricyclo[7.3.1.02,7]trideca-2(7),3,5-trien-4-ol

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Phase 2
Molecule type
Small molecule
Indications
pain

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Wikidata facts

Mass
321.209264
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chemical formula
C₂₂H₂₇NO
canonical SMILES
CC1C2CC3=C(C1(CCN2CCC4=CC=CC=C4)C)C=C(C=C3)O
isomeric SMILES
C[C@H]1[C@H]2CC3=C([C@@]1(CCN2CCC4=CC=CC=C4)C)C=C(C=C3)O
Commons category
Phenazocine
defined daily dose
3
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Phenazocine (brand names Prinadol, Narphen) is an opioid analgesic drug, which is related to pentazocine and has a similar profile of effects.

Effects of phenazocine include analgesia and euphoria, also may include dysphoria and hallucinations at high doses, most likely due to action at κ-opioid and σ receptors. Phenazocine appears to be a much stronger analgesic with fewer side effects than pentazocine, probably due to a more favorable μ/κ binding ratio. Phenazocine is a much more potent analgesic than pentazocine and other drugs in the benzomorphan series, most probably due to the presence of an N-phenethyl substitution, which is known to boost μ-opioid activity in many classes of opioid analgesics. Also, it does not cause spasm of the sphincter of Oddi, making it more suitable than morphine for the treatment of biliary or pancreatic pain.

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