Alfentanil

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Alfentanil chemical structure Alfentanil
N-[1-[2-(4-ethyl-5-oxo-1,4-dihydrotetrazol-1-yl)ethyl]- 4-(methoxymethyl)-4-piperidyl]-N-phenyl-propanamide IUPAC name
CAS number 71195-58-9	ATC code N01AH02
PubChem 189496	DrugBank APRD00726
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Molecular weight	416.517 g/mol
Bioavailability	Not applicable
Metabolism	Hepatic
Elimination half-life	90–111 minutes
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Routes of administration	Intravenous

Alfentanil (trade name Alfenta) is a parenteral short-acting synthetic opioid analgesic drug, used for anaesthesia in surgery. While it gives less cardiovascular complications, it tends to give stronger respiratory depression. Alfentanil is a Schedule II according to the U.S. DEA website.

Alfentanil was discovered at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1976.

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