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Dihydroetorphine was developed by K. W. Bentley at McFarlan-Smith in the 1960s and is a potent analgesic drug (painkiller) which is used mainly in China. It is a derivative of the more well-known opioid etorphine which is used as a very potent veterinary painkiller and anesthetic medication primarily for the sedation of large animals such as elephants giraffes and rhinos.Dihydroetorphine is a semi-synthetic opioid used mainly as a strong painkiller for humans.
