Apomorphine
Also called Apomorfin, Apomorphin Teclapharm and Ixense.
A medicine for the sudden off periods of Parkinson's disease. Despite the name it is not an opioid, though it is made from morphine.
Sources and notes
- The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
- Other namesfrom sourcePubChem / Wikidata
- Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
- 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
- 3D modelfrom sourcePubChem 3D conformerLoaded after the page has painted, and on a phone only when you ask for it; the 2D drawing shows until it arrives.
Where you encounter it
Dispensed on prescription, not sold on a shelf. Apomorphine on the product labels we hold.
Medicines
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Sources and notes
- The product labels and their strengthsfrom sourceDailyMed (FDA label)Each label lists the molecule as an ingredient, and an active ingredient at the strength shown.
- How it gets therefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach mark is set by hand on our lists, never inferred; a label's ingredient is added by the maker. A row with no mark data says Not marked.
- The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.
Explore its structure
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An O-H fixed directly to a benzene ring. The ring makes that hydrogen easier to give up than an ordinary alcohol's, which is why many phenols act as antioxidants.
From: standard chemistry.
A nitrogen bonded to three carbons, with no hydrogen of its own. Its spare pair of electrons can still pick up a hydrogen ion, so a tertiary amine is a base.
From: standard chemistry.
Rings joined where they share atoms, or a single ring standing alone. Atoms in a ring are held in place, so this part keeps its shape while chains around it can bend.
From: standard chemistry.
Sources and notes
- The drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKitThe page's one shipped drawing, with the chosen part lit in amber under it.
- The partscomputedFound by ruleEach part is found by a chemical pattern, never picked by hand atom by atom; its words say where they come from.
Properties and sources
Calculated by PubChem
- Molecular formula
- C17H17NO2
- Molecular weight
- 267.32 g/mol
- XLogP3octanol/water, log units
- 2.3
- Polar surface areatopological
- 43.7 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Rotatable bonds
- 0
- Complexity
- 374
Measured LD50, HSDB via PubChem
300 mg/kg pure apomorphine, mouse, oral
An LD50 is an animal study measurement, not a dose for a person.
Reported Licence
The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Apomorphine for human use (NDA 021264, authorized April 20, 2004). Drugs@FDA
Groups it belongs to
- Category
- Prescription medicine
- Family
- Parkinson's medicines
- Elements
- Nitrogen
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Questions
- What is Apomorphine?
- A medicine for the sudden off periods of Parkinson's disease. Despite the name it is not an opioid, though it is made from morphine.
- How toxic is Apomorphine?
- The reported LD50 of Apomorphine is 300 mg/kg (mouse, oral). An LD50 is an animal study measurement, not a dose for a person. from source
- What kind of molecule is Apomorphine?
- Apomorphine has the formula C17H17NO2 and a molecular weight of 267.32 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under Parkinson's medicines, in the prescription medicine group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
- Who licenses Apomorphine as a medicine?
- The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Apomorphine for human use (NDA 021264, authorized April 20, 2004). from source
Sources and notes
- Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
- LD50from sourceHSDB via PubChemOther values the sources report: mouse, intravenous, 56 mg/kg; mouse, another route, 160 mg/kg. The page shows the one LD50 the site uses everywhere.
- Licencefrom sourceDrugs@FDARead 2026-10-21.
- Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09
Keep exploring
Sources and notes
- Similar in shapecomputedRDKit Morgan/TanimotoNeighbours by structural fingerprint; the sentence names the chemical groups the two share.
- The drawingscomputedPubChem structures, drawn by RDKit