racemorphan
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Racemorphan, or morphanol, is the racemic mixture of the two stereoisomers of 17-methylmorphinan-3-ol, each with differing pharmacology and effects:
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Racemorphan, or morphanol, is the racemic mixture of the two stereoisomers of 17-methylmorphinan-3-ol, each with differing pharmacology and effects: Dextrorphan an antitussive and dissociative hallucinogen (NMDA receptor antagonist) Levorphanol an opioid analgesic
Its analgesic activity is intermediate between Dextrorphan and Levorphanol.
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