(R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-5-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-2,5-benzoxazocine hydrochloride

Uses

(-)-Nefopam inhibits the uptake of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), noradrenaline and dopamine in synaptosomal preparations from rat forebrain, hippocampus and striatum. A cyclized analog of orphenadrine and diphenhydramine; representative of a new class of centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxants, the benzoxazocines. Analgesic; antidepressant.

Definition

ChEBI: A hydrochloride obtained by reaction of (R)-nefopam with one equivalent of hydrochloric acid (the racemic salt is an analgesic drug).