Bezitramide

Bezitramide is a nitrile. Bezitramide is a DEA Schedule II controlled substance. Substances in the DEA Schedule II have a high potential for abuse which may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. It is a Opiates substance. Bezitramide is a narcotic analgesic which was discovered in 1961, clinically tested around the 1970’s, and marketed under the name Burgodin. After cases of fatal overdose in the Netherlands in 2004 the drug was withdrawn from the market. Bezitramide has never been FDA approved and is currently a schedule II drug. Its therapeutic use is listed as analgesics. The directory classifies it as a discontinued API with a synthetic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Burgodin, Bezitramida and Bezitramidum. Its PubChem CID is 61791.

CAS No 15301-48-1
Molecular Formula C31H32N4O2
Molecular Weight 492.6 g/mol
Synonyms 4-[4-(2-oxo-3-propanoylbenzimidazol-1-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2,2-diphenylbutanenitrile

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