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Which of the following is not an opiate?(a) Morphine(b) Valium(c) Thebaine(d) CodeineI got this question in an interview for job.Origin of the question is Therapeutic Action of Different Classes of Drugs topic in chapter Chemistry in Everyday Life of Chemistry – Class 12

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The CORRECT option is (b) Valium

For explanation I would say: OPIATES are a class of narcotic analgesics NATURALLY obtained as alkaloids from the OPIUM poppy plant. Morphine, codeine and thebaine are the opiates that have the maximum effect of the human NERVOUS system.



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