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Descriptions

Dextromethorphan (DM or DXM) is an antitussive drug that is found in many over-the-counter cold and cough preparations, usually in the form of dextromethorphan hydrobromide. It is also used as a recreational drug. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Dextromethorphan (Wikipedia)

The d-isomer of the codeine analog of LEVORPHANOL. Dextromethorphan shows high affinity binding to several regions of the brain, including the medullary cough center. This compound is an NMDA receptor antagonist (RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE) and acts as a non-competitive channel blocker. It is one of the widely used ANTITUSSIVES, and is also used to study the involvement of glutamate receptors in neurotoxicity. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Dextromethorphan
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
D-methorphan

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 右美沙芬
Synonyms: Dextro-甲吗南;Dextro-甲吗喃;右旋甲吗南;右旋甲吗喃;D-甲吗南;D-甲吗喃;右甲吗南;右甲吗喃;美沙芬
fr-CA French (Canada) Dextrométhorphan
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Dekstrometorfaan
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Dextrometorfano
it-IT Italian (Italy) Destrometorfano
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Dekstromethorfan
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Декстрометорфан
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) dextromethorfaan
fr-BE French (Belgium) Dextrométhorphan