Diamorphine (Heroin) is a semisynthetic derivative of morphine and I s classified as a narcotic drug. i) Explain the term semisynthetic Discuss the origins, sources and manufacture of Diamorphine Outline the methods of analysis used for identifying diamorphine

Diamorphine (Heroin) is a semisynthetic derivative of morphine and I s classified as a narcotic drug. i) Explain the term semisynthetic Discuss the origins, sources and manufacture of Diamorphine Outline the methods of analysis used for identifying diamorphine

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Diamorphine (Heroin) is a semisynthetic derivative of morphine and I s classified as a
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Explain the term semisynthetic
Discuss the origins, sources and manufacture of Diamorphine
Outline the methods of analysİS used for identifying diamorphine

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