Diphenoxylate
Synonyms
4-Piperidinecarboxylic acid, 1-(3-cyano-3,3-diphenylpropyl)-4-phenyl-, ethyl ester
Diphenoxylate Hydrochloride
Diphenoxylate Monohydrochloride
Hydrochloride, Diphenoxylate
Monohydrochloride, Diphenoxylate
A MEPERIDINE congener used as an antidiarrheal, usually in combination with ATROPINE. At high doses, it acts like morphine. Its unesterified metabolite difenoxin has similar properties and is used similarly. It has little or no analgesic activity.