Clonitazene is an

opioid Opioids are a class of Drug, drugs that derive from, or mimic, natural substances found in the Papaver somniferum, opium poppy plant. Opioids work on opioid receptors in the brain and other organs to produce a variety of morphine-like effects, ...

analgesic An analgesic drug, also called simply an analgesic, antalgic, pain reliever, or painkiller, is any member of the group of drugs used for pain management. Analgesics are conceptually distinct from anesthetics, which temporarily reduce, and in s ...

of approximately three times the potency of morphine. It is related to

etonitazene Etonitazene, also known as EA-4941 or CS-4640, is a List of benzimidazole opioids, benzimidazole opioid, first reported in 1957, that has been shown to have approximately 1,000 to 1,500 times the potency (pharmacology), potency of morphine in anim ...

, an opioid of significantly higher potency. Clonitazene is not currently marketed. It is a controlled substance; in the United States it is a Schedule I Narcotic controlled substance with a DEA ACSCN of 9612 and an established manufacturing quota of 25 grams for 2022.

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Benzimidazole opioids 4-Chlorophenyl compounds Mu-opioid receptor agonists Diethylamino compounds {{Analgesic-stub

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