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• Hydromorphine is hydrogenated morphine that
shares the opioid properties and used as an
analgesic with shorter duration than morphine.
• Hydromorphine is semi-synthetic prototype of
morphine.
• Propoxyphene is a synthetic compound used as a
mild narcotic analgesic in the opioid category, it is a
weak opioid.
• Propoxyphene is synthetic prototype of morphine.
• In pure form, propoxyphene is commonly used to
ease the withdrawal symptoms in people addicted to
opioids
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