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Nefopam hydrochloride

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

3,4,5,6-Tetrahydro-5-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-2,5-benzoxazocine hydrochloride, 5-Methyl-1-phenyl-1,3,4,6-tetrahydro-5H-benz[f]-2,5-oxazocine hydrochloride

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C17H19NO · HCl
CAS Number:
23327-57-3
Molecular Weight:
289.80
EC Number:
245-585-5
MDL number:
MFCD00012750
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329825616
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

storage condition

desiccated

color

white to beige

mp

260 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 5 mg/mL, clear

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

Cl.CN1CCOC(c2ccccc2)c3ccccc3C1

InChI

1S/C17H19NO.ClH/c1-18-11-12-19-17(14-7-3-2-4-8-14)16-10-6-5-9-15(16)13-18;/h2-10,17H,11-13H2,1H3;1H

InChI key

CNNVSINJDJNHQK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Nefopam hydrochloride has been used as a standard for the quantitative determination of tramadol by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC/MS).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Nefopam is a centrally-acting analgesic drug of the benzoxazocine chemical class. Nefopam is a non-opioid, but has a potentiating effect on morphine and other opioids. Its mechanism of action is not certain, but may involve its action as a dopamine/serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.

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Pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301 + H311 + H331

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - 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

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F Remérand et al.
Orthopaedics & traumatology, surgery & research : OTSR, 99(2), 169-174 (2012-12-26)
Multimodal analgesia combining several non-opioid analgesics is recommended for pain control after surgery. In one study of total hip arthroplasty (THA), pain relief achieved by adding ketamine to the paracetamol-ketoprofen combination was statistically significant but remained inadequate in most patients.
H Seddik et al.
Annales pharmaceutiques francaises, 71(2), 119-122 (2013-03-30)
Whether intestinal toxicity of preferential or selective COX-2 inhibitors is reduced compared with that of standard NSAIDs is controversial. A 26-year-old woman presented with acute abdominal pain and bloody diarrhoea a few days after beginning meloxicam treatment. Endoscopic examination of
P Deras et al.
Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation, 32(6), 402-408 (2013-06-01)
To assess the improvement of practices in postoperative analgesia after a cesarean section post implementation of a corrective program. Prospective impact study. After obtaining ethics approval, we included all patients undergoing a cesarean section at Montpellier University Hospital during February
Farès Moustafa et al.
Emergency medicine journal : EMJ, 30(2), 143-148 (2012-03-20)
Renal colic pain is a frequent cause of emergency department admissions (1-2% of admissions). It is extremely painful, often requiring intravenous morphine titration. The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of adding nefopam to ketoprofen upon subsequent
Mahmood Ahmad et al.
Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre, 21(3), 271-276 (2011-11-30)
To study the pharmacokinetics and comparative bioavailability of nefopam tablets (Acupan®). Experimentation of this study was based on a single-dose, two-sequence, cross-over randomized design using 12 fasting healthy Pakistani male young subjects. This validated LC/MS method was applied to a
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