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                                                                Synonyms: (+/-)-acetorphan | acetorphan | Hidrasec®
                                 racecadotril is an approved drug (UK (2011)) Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: Racecadotril (acetorphan) is an orally administered antidiarrheal drug. It is a prodrug that is hydrolysed to its active metabolite thiorphan (an enkephalinase inhibitor).
                                    
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| References | 
| 1. Spillantini MG, Geppetti P, Fanciullacci M, Michelacci S, Lecomte JM, Sicuteri F. (1986) In vivo 'enkephalinase' inhibition by acetorphan in human plasma and CSF. Eur J Pharmacol, 125 (1): 147-50. [PMID:3015640] |