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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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| Classification  | |
| Compound class | Synthetic organic | 
| Approved drug? | Yes. UK MHRA (2011) | 
| Is prodrug? | Yes | 
| Active form | thiorphan | 
| IUPAC Name  | 
| benzyl 2-[[2-(acetylsulfanylmethyl)-3-phenylpropanoyl]amino]acetate | 
| International Nonproprietary Names  | |
| INN number | INN | 
| 7378 | racecadotril | 
| Synonyms  | 
| (+/-)-acetorphan | acetorphan | Hidrasec® | 
| Database Links  | |
| CAS Registry No. | 81110-73-8 (source: PubChem) | 
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 442878680 | 
| PubChem CID | 107751 | 
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | ODUOJXZPIYUATO-UHFFFAOYSA-N | 
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | ODUOJXZPIYUATO | 
| Search PubMed clinical trials | racecadotril | 
| Search PubMed titles | racecadotril | 
| Search PubMed titles/abstracts | racecadotril | 
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | ODUOJXZPIYUATO-UHFFFAOYSA-N | 
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | ODUOJXZPIYUATO-UHFFFAOYSA-N | 
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                                                                           Racecadotril (links to external site) Cat. No. HY-17399 |