Butorphanol

Butorphanol is a morphinan-type synthetic agonist–antagonist opioid analgesic developed by Bristol-Myers. Butorphanol is most closely structurally related to levorphanol. Butorphanol is available as the tartrate salt in injectable, tablet, and intranasal spray formulations. The tablet form is only used in dogs, cats and horses due to low bioavailability in humans.

Butorphanol
Clinical data
Trade namesStadol, others
Other namesBC 2627
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MedlinePlusa682667
Pregnancy
category
  • C/D (United States)
Routes of
administration
IV, intranasal, oral
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Pharmacokinetic data
BioavailabilityNasal: 60-70%, Sublingual/Buccal 25%-35%. PO < OR= to 10%. * Try to use IN route best used out of the hospital setting or both choices. has longer duration of action ~ 5 hours. IV 2-4 hours. Avoid oral route unless stronger advised by a physician.
MetabolismLiver hydroxylated & glucuronidated
Elimination half-life4-7 hours
ExcretionKidney, 75%
Biliary, 11-14%
Fecal, 15%
Identifiers
  • (4bR, 8aR, 9S)-11-(cyclobutylmethyl)-6,7,8,8a,9,10-hexahydro-5H-9,4b-(epiminoethano) phenanthrene-3,8a-diol
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ECHA InfoCard100.050.717
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC21H29NO2
Molar mass327.468 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • OC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C[C@H]3N(CC[C@@]24CCCC[C@@]34O)CC5CCC5
  • InChI=1S/C21H29NO2/c23-17-7-6-16-12-19-21(24)9-2-1-8-20(21,18(16)13-17)10-11-22(19)14-15-4-3-5-15/h6-7,13,15,19,23-24H,1-5,8-12,14H2/t19-,20+,21-/m1/s1 Y
  • Key:IFKLAQQSCNILHL-QHAWAJNXSA-N Y
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It was patented in 1971 and approved for medical use in 1979.

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