Nalorphine

DB11490ExperimentalVet approvedSmall molecule

Nalorphine is a mixed opioid agonist–antagonist. It acts at two opioid receptors—at the mu receptor it has antagonistic effects, and at the kappa receptors it exerts high-efficacy agonistic characteristics. It... It is used to reverse opioid overdose and (starting in the 1950s) in a challenge test to determine opioid dependence.

Chemical structure of Nalorphine
Primary indication
Used to reverse opioid overdose.Curator reviewed
Formula / weight
C19H21NO3 · 311.381 g/mol (avg)

Resolves to

Clinical / RWD
Structure
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What you can answer from here — as of September 11, 2026

1Protein targetEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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54Drug interactionsStructured to mechanism, not free text
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1ATC codeIncluding every combination product, plus 13 drug categories
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