Papaverine

Type
Other
Legal status
Not Controlled
Legal implications
No legal implications
Information

Papaverine is in a class of drugs called vasodilators. Found in the opium poppy, papaverine differs in both structure and pharmacological action from the analgesic (morphine-related) opium alkaloids (opioids). It is also found in heroin as an impurity from the production process.

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