Pholcodine

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Also known as BiocalyptolCodylinDEA NO. 9314Dia-tussEthnineEvapholEvaphol strongFolcodinaFolcodineGalenpholGlycodineGppe linctHibernylHomocodeineIDS-NP-011(SECT.2)MemineMorpholinylethylmorphineNeocodinePavacol-d

Summary

Pholcodine (CHEMBL2105224) is an approved small-molecule opioid analgesic (ATC R05DA08); indicated across 1 condition.

At a glance

  • Status: Approved (max clinical phase 4)
  • Modality: Small molecule
  • ATC class: R05DA08
  • Indications: 1 condition
  • Clinical trials: 1
  • Chemistry: 398.5 Da · C23H30N2O4

Identifiers

Drug identity and classification

FieldValue
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL2105224
NamePholcodine
TypeSmall molecule
Max phase4
FDA approvedno
PubChem CID5311356
ChEBICHEBI:53579
ATCR05DA08
Molecular formulaC23H30N2O4
Molecular weight398.5
InChIKeyGPFAJKDEDBRFOS-FKQDBXSBSA-N

SMILES: CN1CC[C@]23[C@@H]4[C@H]1CC5=C2C(=C(C=C5)OCCN6CCOCC6)O[C@H]3[C@H](C=C4)O

IUPAC name: (4R,4aR,7S,7aR,12bS)-3-methyl-9-(2-morpholin-4-ylethoxy)-2,4,4a,7,7a,13-hexahydro-1H-4,12-methanobenzofuro[3,2-e]isoquinolin-7-ol

ChEBI definition: A morphinane alkaloid that is a derivative of morphine with a 2-morpholinoethyl group at the 3-position.

Pharmacological roles (ChEBI): antitussive, opioid analgesic, μ-opioid receptor agonist, drug allergen.

Also known as: Biocalyptol, Codylin, DEA NO. 9314, Dia-tuss, Ethnine, Evaphol, Evaphol strong, Folcodina, Folcodine, Galenphol, Glycodine, Gppe linct

Patent coverage: 799 distinct patent families (2,555 SureChEMBL compound mentions), from 1 matched compound structure(s). Mentions count patents naming the compound (not distinct inventions), so promiscuous / reference molecules inflate the mention figure — families are the dedup metric.

Targets

Targets

No target linkage available.

Bioactivity

No ChEMBL bioactivity rows at pChembl ≥ 5 (expected for biologics / antibodies).

Target pathways

No target-pathway data for this drug (no mapped target genes).

Indications & clinical

Indications

1 indication record carries no mapped disease name (EFO/MeSH-only); none shown.

Clinical trials

Total trials: 1.

Phase distribution

PhaseTrials
Not specified1

Top trials by phase / activity

NCTPhaseStatusTitle
NCT05501288Not specifiedCOMPLETEDHuashi Baidu Granule in the Treatment of Pediatric Patients With Mild Coronavirus Disease 2019

Clinical evidence (CIViC)

No CIViC predictive evidence (expected for non-precision-medicine drugs).

Pharmacology

Pharmacogenomics

No PharmGKB pharmacogenomic data curated for this drug.

No competitor molecules sharing a primary target (ChEMBL phase ≥2 or PubChem drug-class).

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