Synonyms: Covonia Dry Cough® | Galenphol® | Pavacol-D®
pholcodine is an approved drug (UK (1993))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Pholcodine is an opioid cough suppressant (antitussive). It helps suppress unproductive coughs, has a mild sedative effect, but very limited analgesic effects.
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Classification ![]() |
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Compound class | Synthetic organic |
Approved drug? | Yes. UK (1993) |
IUPAC Name ![]() |
(4R,4aR,7S,7aR,12bS)-3-methyl-9-(2-morpholin-4-ylethoxy)-2,4,4a,7,7a,13-hexahydro-1H-4,12-methanobenzofuro[3,2-e]isoquinoline-7-o |
International Nonproprietary Names ![]() |
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INN number | INN |
272 | pholcodine |
Synonyms ![]() |
Covonia Dry Cough® | Galenphol® | Pavacol-D® |
Database Links ![]() |
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CAS Registry No. | 509-67-1 (source: PubChem) |
ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL2105224 |
DrugBank Ligand | DB09209 |
DrugCentral Ligand | 2154 |
GtoPdb PubChem SID | 315661171 |
PubChem CID | 5311356 |
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