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Loperamide hydrochloride

VETRANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

4-(p-Chlorophenyl)-4-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-α,α-diphenyl-1-piperidinebutyramide hydrochloride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C29H33ClN2O2 · HCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
513.50
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

product line

VETRANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

forensics and toxicology
pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

Cl.CN(C)C(=O)C(CCN1CCC(O)(CC1)c2ccc(Cl)cc2)(c3ccccc3)c4ccccc4

InChI

1S/C29H33ClN2O2.ClH/c1-31(2)27(33)29(24-9-5-3-6-10-24,25-11-7-4-8-12-25)19-22-32-20-17-28(34,18-21-32)23-13-15-26(30)16-14-23;/h3-16,34H,17-22H2,1-2H3;1H

InChI key

PGYPOBZJRVSMDS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... OPRM1(4988)

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General description

Loperamide is an antidiarrheal agent used in controlling acute nonspecific diarrhea and chronic diarrhea associated with inflammatory bowel diseases.

Application

Loperamide hydrochloride may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in biological fluids using various chromatography techniques.
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VETRANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Quantitation of loperamide and N-demethyl-loperamide in human plasma using electrospray ionization with selected reaction ion monitoring liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
He H, et al.
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Sciences and Applications, 744(323-331), 2-2 (2000)
LC-MS determination and bioavailability study of loperamide hydrochloride after oral administration of loperamide capsule in human volunteers.
Yu H-J, et al.
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 36(2), 421-427 (2004)
Arnold Wald
Best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology, 26(5), 573-580 (2013-02-07)
IBS is a functional gastrointestinal disorder which has been subtyped according to bowel habits. This review presents recommendations for IBS-D which makes up about 1/3 of all patients and which is defined as IBS with loose or watery stools with
Matthias Ringkamp et al.
PloS one, 7(7), e42105-e42105 (2012-08-01)
Loperamide reverses signs of mechanical hypersensitivity in an animal model of neuropathic pain suggesting that peripheral opioid receptors may be suitable targets for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Since little is known about loperamide effects on the responsiveness of primary
Kai-Chun Cheng et al.
Pharmacology & therapeutics, 139(3), 334-340 (2013-05-22)
Type-2 diabetes is one of the fastest growing public health problems worldwide resulting from both environmental and genetic factors. Activation of μ-opioid receptor (MOR) could result in reversal of the impairment of insulin-stimulated glucose disposal in genetically obese Zucker rats

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