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Ethyl morphine Hydrochloride
A white or almost white crystalline powder. Soluble in water
and in alcohol: practically insoluble in ether. A 2% solution
in water has a pH of 4.3 to 5.7. Protect from light.
Ethyl morphine hydrochloride is an opioid analgesic
and has properties similar to those of codeine . It is usei
mainly as a cough suppressant. It has also been used for it
analgesic and antidiarrhoeal properties and has been given in
eye drops as a lymphagogue.
Ethyl morphine free base and the camphorate and camsylat
have also been used.
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