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Is Etorphine vegetarian?

Etorphine

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Etorphine is a semi-synthetic opioid with analgesic potency roughly 1,000–3,000 times that of morphine, first prepared in 1960 from oripavine and used mainly for immobilizing large wild animals in veterinary practice.

Also known as 6,14-Ethenomorphinan-7-methanol, 4,5-epoxy-3-hydroxy-6-methoxy-alpha,17-dimethyl-alpha-propyl-, (5alpha,7alpha(R))-, M99
INCI name Etorphine
CAS number 14521-96-1
EC number 238-535-9
CosIng ID 81475
Last reviewed 10 July 2026

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