Dihydrocodeine
Summary
Dihydrocodeine is an opioid analgesic agent used for the management of pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate.
Brand Names: Dvorah, Trezix
Generic Name: Dihydrocodeine
Background
Dihydrocodeine is an opioid analgesic used as an alternative or adjunct to codeine to treat moderate to severe pain, severe dyspnea, and cough.
It is semi-synthetic, and was developed in Germany in 1908 during an international search to find a more effective antitussive agent to help reduce the spread of airborne infectious diseases such as tuburculosis. It was marketed in 1911.
Weight
Average: 301.3801
Monoisotopic: 301.167793607
Chemical Formula: C18H23NO3