SC-17599 is a steroid derivative drug discovered in 1968 which acts as a selective μ-opioid receptor agonist, with little or no affinity for the δ-opioid or κ-opioid receptors. It is an active analgesic in vivo, more potent than codeine or pethidine but slightly less potent than morphine, [1] and produces similar effects to morphine in animals but with less sedation[2][3]

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  1. ^ Craig CR (1968). "Analgetic Activity and Other Pharmacological Properties of a Steroid; 17α-acetoxy-6-dimethylaminomethyl-21-fluoro-3-ethoxypregna-3,5-dien-20-one Hydrochloride (SC17599)". Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 164 (2): 371–379. PMID 5699098.
  2. ^ McFadyen IJ, Houshyar H, Liu-Chen LY, Woods JH, Traynor JR (October 2000). "The steroid 17alpha-acetoxy-6-dimethylaminomethyl-21-fluoro-3-ethoxy-pregna-3, 5-dien-20-one (SC17599) is a selective mu-opioid agonist: implications for the mu-opioid pharmacophore". Molecular Pharmacology. 58 (4): 669–76. doi:10.1124/mol.58.4.669. PMID 10999935.
  3. ^ Houshyar H, Mc Fadyen IJ, Woods JH, Traynor JR (April 2000). "Antinociceptive and other behavioral effects of the steroid SC17599 are mediated by the mu-opioid receptor". European Journal of Pharmacology. 395 (2): 121–8. doi:10.1016/s0014-2999(00)00176-x. PMID 10794817.