SPL Set ID: bded5531-8847-4576-9a29-3e44f979d2e0
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Butorphanol tartrate is an opioid agonist-antagonist of the phenanthrene series. The chemical name is (-)-17-(cyclobutylmethyl) morphinan-3,14-diol [S-(R*,R*)]-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate(1:1)(salt). The molecular formula is C 21 H 29 NO 2 ,C 4 H 6 O 6 , which corresponds to a molecular weight of 477.55 and the following structural formula: Butorphanol tartrate is a white crystalline substance. The dose is expressed as the tartrate salt. One milligram of the salt is equivalent to 0.68 mg of the free base. The n-octanol/aqueous buffer partition coefficient of butorphanol is 180:1 at pH 7.5. Butorphanol Tartrate Injection, USP is a sterile, nonpyrogenic, parenteral, aqueous solution of butorphanol tartrate for intravenous or intramuscular administration. Each milliliter (mL) of solution contains, butorphanol tartrate 1 or 2 mg, 3.3 mg of citric acid, 6.4 mg sodium citrate, and 6.4 mg sodium chloride, and 0.1 mg benzethonium chloride (in multiple dose vial only) as a preservative. Structural Formula