Levorphanol: the forgotten opioid

@article{Prommer2006LevorphanolTF,
  title={Levorphanol: the forgotten opioid},
  author={Eric Prommer},
  journal={Supportive Care in Cancer},
  year={2006},
  volume={15},
  pages={259-264}
}
  • E. Prommer
  • Published 12 February 2007
  • Medicine, Biology
  • Supportive Care in Cancer
BackgroundLevorphanol (levo-3-hydroxy-N-methylmorphinan) is a strong opioid that is the only available opioid agonist of the morphinan series. Levorphanol was originally synthesized as a pharmacological alternative to morphine more than 40 years ago. It is considered a step-3 opioid by the World Health Organization (WHO) and has a greater potency than morphine. Analgesia produced by levorphanol is mediated via its interactions with μ, δ, and κ opioid receptors. Levorphanol is also an N-methyl-d… 
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