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DEXTROMETORPHAN [1 record]

Record 1 2011-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
C18H25NO
formula, see observation
125-71-3
CAS number
OBS

Methyl analog of dextrorphan that shows high affinity binding to several regions of the brain, including the medullary cough center. ... It is one of the widely used antitussives, and is also used to study the involvement of glutamate receptors in neurotoxicity.

OBS

Chemical formula: C18H25NO

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C18H25NO
formula, see observation
125-71-3
CAS number
CONT

Santé Canada présente un aperçu des éléments probants en ce qui a trait à l'innocuité et à l'efficacité des médicaments en vente libre contre la toux et le rhume destinés aux enfants de moins de 12 ans qui contiennent les ingrédients suivants [...] l'antitussif dextrométhorphane [...]

OBS

Formule chimique : C18H25NO

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Medicamentos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C18H25NO
formula, see observation
125-71-3
CAS number
OBS

Fórmula química: C18H25NO

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