Opioid Agonist-Antagonist Drugs in Acute and Chronic Pain States
@article{Hoskin2012OpioidAD, title={Opioid Agonist-Antagonist Drugs in Acute and Chronic Pain States}, author={P. J. Hoskin and G. W. Hanks}, journal={Drugs}, year={2012}, volume={41}, pages={326-344} }
SummaryThe agonist-antagonist opioid analgesics are a heterogeneous group of drugs with moderate to strong analgesic activity comparable to that of the pure agonist opioids such as codeine and morphine but with a limited effective dose range. The group includes drugs which act as an agonist or partial agonist at one receptor and an antagonist at another (pentazocine, butorphanol, nalbuphine, dezocine) and drugs acting as a partial agonist at a single receptor (buprenorphine). These drugs can be…
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