Codeine HCl

1422-07-7 (Hydrochloride)

FORMULA C18H21NO3·H2O

MOL WT. 317.38

DERIVATION TOXICITY

Oral rat LD50: 427 mg/kg
SYNONYMS Methyl morphine monohydrate;
7,8-Didehydro-4,5-alpha-epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan- 6-alpha-ol; 3-o-methylmorphine Monohydrate; 7,8-Didehydro-4,5-epoxy-3-methoxy- 17-methyl-(5alpha, 6alpha)-morphinan 6-ol; Actacode; Calcidrine; Codicept; Codalgin Forte Codate; (-)-Codeine; Codeinum; Coducept; Metilmorfina; Morphine-3-methyl ether; Morphine monomethyl ether; N-Methyl Norcodine;

CLASSIFICATION

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE white crystalline powder
MELTING POINT 154 - 156 C
BOILING POINT 250 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.32
SOLUBILITY IN WATER
pH
VAPOR DENSITY

AUTOIGNITION

NFPA RATINGS Health: 3 Flammability: 1 Reactivity: 1

REFRACTIVE INDEX

FLASH POINT

75 C

STABILITY

Stable under ordinary conditions

These medicines are available only with your medical doctor's or dentist's prescription. For some of them, prescriptions cannot be refilled and you must obtain a new prescription from your medical doctor or dentist each time you need the medicine. In addition, other rules and regulations may apply when methadone is used to treat narcotic dependence.