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Etorphine is a semi-synthetic opioid possessing an analgesic potency approximately 1,000-3,000 times that of morphine.[1] It was first prepared in 1960 from oripavine, which does not generally occur in opium poppy extract but rather in "poppy straw" and in the related plants Papaver orientale and Papaver bracteatum.[2] It was later reproduced in 1963 by a research group at MacFarlan Smith in Gorgie, Edinburgh, led by Professor Kenneth Bentley.[3] It can also be produced from thebaine.[citation needed]
Etorphine is often used to immobilize elephants and other large mammals. Etorphine is available legally only for veterinary use and is strictly governed by law. Diprenorphine (M5050), also known as Revivon, is an opioid receptor antagonist that can be administered in proportion to the amount of etorphine used (1.3 times) to reverse its effects. Veterinary-strength etorphine is fatal to humans. For this reason the package as supplied to vets always includes the human antidote as well as Etorphine.
One of its main advantages in general veterinary work is its speed of operation and, more importantly, the speed with which diprenorphine reverses the effects. For example, operations on valuable animals such as racehorses, using alternative anaesthetics risks the animal injuring itself as the anesthetic wears off. The rapid action of etorphine and diprenorphine means the animal can be back on its feet within a relatively short time and aware of its surroundings more quickly, thus reducing any tendency to panic and move around rapidly while still partially under the influence of the anesthetic. For this reason, its use is popular with many vets.
Large Animal Immobilon is a combination of etorphine plus acepromazine maleate. An etorphine antidote Large Animal Revivon contains mainly diprenorphine for animals and a human-specific naloxone-based antidote, which should be prepared prior to the etorphine.
A close relative, dihydroetorphine, has been used as an opioid painkiller for human usage in China. It is claimed to be less addictive than traditional opioids but this has yet to be confirmed.
Pharmacology
Etorphine is an agonist at μ, δ, and κ opioid receptors. It also has a weak affinity for the ORL1 nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor.[4]
Legal status
In Hong Kong, Etorphine is regulated under Schedule 1 of Hong Kong's Chapter 134 Dangerous Drugs Ordinance. It can be used legally only by health professionals and for university research purposes. The substance can be given by pharmacists under a prescription. Anyone who supplies the substance without prescription can be fined $10,000 (HKD). The penalty for trafficking or manufacturing the substance is a $5,000,000 (HKD) fine and life imprisonment. Possession of the substance for consumption without license from the Department of Health is illegal with a $1,000,000 (HKD) fine and/or 7 years of jail time.
In the Netherlands, Etorphine is a list I drug of the Opium Law. It is used only for veterinary purposes in zoos to immobilize large animals.
In the US, Etorphine is listed as a Schedule I drug, although Etorphine hydrochloride is classified as Schedule II.
In the UK, under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, Etorphine is controlled as a Class A substance.
In media
It was used on the Blue Bloods television series by a fanatical mother and son serial killer team who prey on prostitutes in the episode "Lonely Hearts Club".
In the Defiance episode of Scandal (TV series), Quinn and Huck have a meeting where Quinn picks Huck's brain. He tells her the name of the spy drug is M99.
In Lewis (TV series), Episode 'Down Among the Fearful' Reuben Beatty is murdered by M99, Etorphine.
In "Dexter (TV series)", Dexter knocks out his victims using a syringe of M99, which he names in Season 5, episode 4.
References
- ^ Bentley, KW; Hardy, DG (1967). "Novel analgesics and molecular rearrangements in the morphine-thebaine group. 3. Alcohols of the 6,14-endo-ethenotetrahydrooripavine series and derived analogs of N-allylnormorphine and -norcodeine". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 89 (13): 3281–92. doi:10.1021/ja00989a032. PMID 6042764.
- ^ Opium: the king of narcotics
- ^ Bentley KW, Hardy DG. "New potent analgesics in the morphine series." Proceedings of the Chemical Society. 1963;220.
- ^ Hawkinson JE, Acosta-Burruel M, Espitia SA. "Opioid activity profiles indicate similarities between the nociceptin/orphanin FQ and opioid receptors." European Journal of Pharmacology. 2000 Feb 18;389(2-3):107-14. PMID 10688973
External links
- Opioids.com page on etorphine
- Etorphine: Molecule of the Month