Synonyms: (+)-alpha-propoxyphene | Darvon® | propoxyphene
dextropropoxyphene is an approved drug
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Dextropropoxyphene is principally an opioid analgesic. Chemically it is an optical isomer of levopropoxyphene (the (2R,3S) optical isomer with PubChem CID 200742); dextropropoxyphene being the (2S,3R) enantiomer. Marketing in Europe and the US has been discontinued due to concerns of fatal overdoses and heart arrhythmias.
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Bioactivity Comments |
We have been unable to find publicly available affinity data for this drug at its proposed molecular target to substantiate its MMOA, and have therefore not tagged a primary drug target. |