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Diphenoxylate

Medical Definition: 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.
Also Called: Diphenoxylate Hydrochloride,Diphenoxylate Monohydrochloride
CAS Type 1 Name: CAS Number: 915-30-0
Previously Indexed: Isonipecotic Acids (1970-1974),Nitriles (1974)

Diphenoxylate Medical Definitions and Terms

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