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Proheptazine
Introduction
Proheptazine is an opioid analgesic from the phenazepine family. It was invented in the 1960s.[1]
Proheptazine produces similar effects to other opioids, including analgesia, sedation, dizziness and nausea.
References
- ↑ Diamond J, Bruce WF, Tyson FT. Synthesis and Properties of the Analgesic DL-α-1,3-dimethyl-4-phenyl-4-propionoxyazacycloheptane (Proheptazine). Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 1964 Jan;7:57-60.