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Systematic (IUPAC) name
(3S,4R)-3-ethyl-1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidin-4-yl propionate
Clinical data
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CAS number 468-51-9
ATC code None
PubChem CID 61119
ChemSpider 16736823 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C17H25NO2 
Mol. mass 275.39 g/mol
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Meprodine is an opioid analgesic that is an analogue of pethidine (meperidine). It is closely related to the drug prodine, the only difference being that meprodine has an ethyl group rather than a methyl at the 3-position of the piperidine ring.

As with prodine, there are two isomers of meprodine, alpha-meprodine and beta-meprodine, with the alpha isomer having been more widely used.
