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DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE HYDROCHLORIDE
(+)-alpha-4-(dimethylamino)-3-methyl-1,2-diphenyl-2-butanol propionate hydrochloride;a nonantipyretic, orally effectiveweaknarcoticanalgesic structurally related to methadone and used for the relief of mild to temperate pain; it is smaller effective than codeine.
Synonym: dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride.