A MEPERIDINE congener used as an antidiarrheal, usually in combination with ATROPINE. At high doses, it acts like morphine. Its unesterified metabolite difenoxin has similar properties and is used similarly. It has little or no analgesic activity.

DUI

D004157 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0006512

CAS

4-Piperidinecarboxylic acid, 1-(3-cyano-3,3-diphenylpropyl)-4-phenyl-, ethyl ester

Previous indexing

Nitriles (1974); Isonipecotic Acids (1970-1974)

History note

91(75); was see under ISONIPECOTIC ACIDS 1975-90

Public note

91; was see under ISONIPECOTIC ACIDS 1975-90