ChEBI: Dihydrocodeine is a morphinane alkaloid.
The codein was reduced by hydrogen in the presence catalyst Pt (or Pd, or Ni)
and 7,8-dihydrocodein was obtained.
To the 7,8-dihydrocodein tartaric acid was added and mixed, in the result 7,8-
dihydrocodein bitartrate was obtained.
Antitussive, Narcotic analgesic
Poison by ingestion,
intravenous, and subcutaneous routes.
Human systemic effects by ingestion and
subcutaneous routes: somnolence, miosis
(pupillary constriction), and respiratory
depression. An analgesic. Can cause drug
dependency with repeated doses. When
heated to decomposition it emits toxic
fumes of NOx. See also CODEINE.
