*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QD1058000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Morphinan-6-alpha-ol,
                          7,8-didehydro-4,5-alpha-epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methyl-,
                          hydrochloride, dihydrate
LAST UPDATED            : 198712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H21-N-O3.Cl-H.2H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 371.90
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Codeine hydrochloride dihydrate
   * Codeinium chloride dihydrate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 201 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 112,191,1954
 
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