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noun - analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine
PENTAZOCINE - Pentazocine, sold under the brand name Talwin among others, is a painkiller used to treat moderate to severe pain. It is believed to work by activati...
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| A synthetic narcotic drug, C19H27NO, used as an analgesic, often in place of morphine. |
| analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine |
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Pentazocine, sold under the brand name Talwin among others, is a painkiller used to treat moderate to severe pain. It is believed to work by activating (agonizing) -opioid receptors (KOR) and blocking (antagonizing) -opioid receptors (MOR). As such it is called an opioid as it delivers its effects on pain by interacting with the opioid receptors. It shares many of the side effects of other opioids like constipation, nausea, itching, drowsiness and a reduced effort to breathe, but unlike most other opioids it fairly frequently causes hallucinations, nightmares and delusions. It is also, unlike most other opioids, subject to a ceiling effect, which is when at a certain dose (which differs from person-to-person) no more pain relief, or side effects, is obtained by increasing the dose any further.Chemically it is classed as a benzomorphan and it comes in two enantiomers, which are molecules that are exact mirror images of one another. * Usually, in its oral formulations, it is combined with |