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Oxymorphone MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Oxymorphone
Tree Number(s)
D03.132.577.249.562.692
D03.605.497.607.675
D03.633.400.686.607.675
D04.615.723.795.576.692
Unique ID
D010111
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010111
Scope Note
An opioid analgesic with actions and uses similar to those of MORPHINE, apart from an absence of cough suppressant activity. It is used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain, including pain in obstetrics. It may also be used as an adjunct to anesthesia. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1092)
Entry Term(s)
Numorphan
Opana
Oxymorphone HCl
Oxymorphone Hydrochloride
Pharm Action
Analgesics, Opioid
Adjuvants, Anesthesia
Narcotics
Related Numbers
5Y2EI94NBC
76-41-5
CAS Type 1 Name
Morphinan-6-one, 4,5-epoxy-3,14-dihydroxy-17-methyl-, (5alpha)-
Public MeSH Note
1991; OXYMORPHONE HYDROCHLORIDE was indexed under OXYMORPHONE 2013 and under MORPHINE DERIVATIVES 2006-2012
History Note
1991(1964)
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2017/05/24
Oxymorphone Preferred
Numorphan Narrower
Oxymorphone Hydrochloride Narrower
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