Opioid receptor agonist. Prepn by esterification: C. P. J. Roux, D. R. Torossian, FR 1344455 (1963 to Jouveinal), C.A. 60, 15777g (1964); see also: D. R. Torossian, G. G. Aubard, GB 1342547 (1974 to Jouveinal). HPLC determn in plasma: M. Lavit et al., Arzneim.-Forsch. 50, 640 (2000). Review of pharmacology and clinical experience: M. Delvaux, D. Wingate, J. Int. Med. Res. 25, 225-246 (1997).
Antispasmodic.
Antispasmodic