Morphinan is the base chemical structure of a subgroup of opioids. An opioid is a chemical Substance that has a Morphine -like action in the body

Morphinans

• Butorphanol
• Dextromethorphan
• Dextrorphan
• Levomethorphan
• Levorphanol
• Nalbuphine
• Racemethorphan

Butorphanol ( INN) is a Morphinan -type synthetic Opioid Analgesic. Dextromethorphan ( DXM or DM) is an Antitussive (cough suppressant drug found in many over-the-counter cold and Cough medicines Dextrorphan (DXO is a pharmacologically active metabolite of Dextromethorphan (DXM Levomethorphan is the l- Stereoisomer of Methorphan. The effects of the two isomers are quite different Levorphanol (Levo-Dromoran is an Opioid medication used to treat severe pain Nalbuphine (nalbuphine hydrochloride is a synthetic Opioid used commercially as an Analgesic under a variety of trade names including Nubain. Methorphan comes in two forms Dextromethorphan - An over-the-counter cough suppressant Levomethorphan - The left hand isomer of the above

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