Chemical formula: C₂₉H₂₅N₃O₅ Molecular mass: 495.535 g/mol
Nicomorphine is the 3,6-dinicotinate ester of morphine. Nicomorphine is a strong opioid agonist analgesic two to three times as potent as morphine with a side effect profile similar to that of dihydromorphine, morphine, and diamorphine. The 3,6-diesters of morphine are drugs with more rapid and complete central nervous system penetration due to increased lipid solubility and other structural considerations.
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| N02AA04 | Nicomorphine | N Nervous system → N02 Analgesics → N02A Opioids → N02AA Natural opium alkaloids |
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