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• Codeine
  ...ns predecessor agency. It is one of the most effective orally-administered opioid analgesics and has a wide safety margin. Its strength ranges from 8 to 12 p ...otably morphine, exert their effects by binding to and activating the μ-[[opioid receptor]].
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• Atropine
  ...sometimes added to potentially addictive drugs, particularly anti-diarrhea opioid drugs such as [[diphenoxylate]] or [[difenoxin]], wherein the secretion-red [[hu:Atropin]]
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• Ketamine
  ...or=Hirota K, Sikand KS, Lambert DG |title=Interaction of ketamine with mu2 opioid receptors in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells |journal=Journal of Anesthes ...nting side effects.<ref name="elia" /> The combination of ketamine with an opioid is, however, particularly useful for pain caused by cancer.<ref>{{Cite jour
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• Fluoxetine
  ...own effects on serotonin, fluoxetine also increases density of endogenous opioid receptors<ref>{{cite journal |author=de Gandarias JM, Echevarría E, Acebes [[hu:Fluoxetin]]
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• Dopamine
  ==== Opioid and cannabinoid transmission ==== [[Opioid]] and [[cannabinoid]] transmission instead of dopamine may modulate consumm
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• Ibuprofen
  ...ite journal| author=Volans G, Hartley V, McCrea S, Monaghan J. | title=Non-opioid analgesic poisoning | journal=Clinical Medicine | year=2003 | pages=119–2 [[hu:Ibuprofén]]
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• Nitrous oxide
  ...of N₂O.<ref name="branda"/> Several experiments have shown that opioid receptor antagonists applied directly to the brain block the antinociceptiv ...1463.x}}</ref> Exactly how N₂O causes the release of endogenous opioid peptides is still uncertain.
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• Morphine
  *Other [[opiate]]s and [[opioid]]s ([[narcotic]]s or [[analgesic]]s) ...]] [[analgesic]] [[medication]] and is considered to be the prototypical [[opioid]]. It was discovered in 1804 by Sertürner, first distributed by same in 1
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• Paracetamol
  ...[[common cold|cold]] and [[Influenza|flu]] remedies. In combination with [[opioid analgesic]]s, paracetamol can also be used in the management of more severe In some formulations, paracetamol is combined with the [[opioid]] [[codeine]], sometimes referred to as [[co-codamol]] ([[British Approved
  54 KB (7,376 words) - 16:52, 27 September 2010
• Carbon monoxide poisoning
  ...etoacidosis]], [[meningitis]], [[methemoglobinemia]], or [[Opioid overdose|opioid]] or toxic alcohol poisoning.<ref name="emedicine"/> [[hu:Szénmonoxid-mérgezés]]
  71 KB (9,723 words) - 21:31, 20 September 2010
• Endorphin
  '''Endorphins''' ("'''endo'''genous mo'''rphin'''e") are [[endogenous]] [[opioid]] [[peptide]]s that function as [[neurotransmitters]].<ref>Oswald Steward: [[Opioid peptide|Opioid neuropeptides]] were first discovered in 1974 by two independent groups of
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• Menthol
  ...ed to relieve minor throat irritation. Menthol also acts as a weak [[kappa Opioid receptor]] [[agonist]]. ...esic]] properties that are mediated through a selective activation of κ-[[opioid receptors]].<ref>{{cite journal | author = Galeottia, N., Mannellia, L.D.C.
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• Tetrahydrocannabinol
  ...ist [[rimonabant]] (SR141716A) as well as [[opioid receptor]] antagonists (opioid blockers) [[naloxone]] and [[naloxonazine]].<ref name="Lupica 2004">{{cite ...d YL|date=2007|title=Adolescent cannabis exposure alters opiate intake and opioid limbic neuronal populations in adult rats|journal=Neuropsychopharmacology|v
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• Loperamide
  ...spx?CdrID=41911 US National Cancer Institute, Drug Dictionary]</ref> is an opioid [[medication|drug]] effective against [[diarrhea]] resulting from [[gastroe ...an [[opioid]]-receptor [[agonist]] and acts on the [[Mu Opioid receptor|μ-opioid receptors]] in the [[myenteric plexus]] of the large intestine; by itself i
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• Buprenorphine
  ...diction in higher dosages (>2&nbsp;mg) and to control moderate pain in non-opioid tolerant individuals in lower dosages (~200&nbsp;µg). ...uprenorphine's high-dose sublingual pill preparations, were approved for [[opioid]] addiction treatment in September 2006. In the [[Netherlands]], Buprenorph
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• Hydromorphone
  ...ereof and, therefore, a semi-synthetic drug. It is, in medical terms, an [[opioid]] analgesic and, in legal terms, a [[narcotic]]. It should not be confused ...eating]].<ref name="rxlist.com"/> Massive overdoses are rarely observed in opioid-tolerant individuals, but, when they occur, they may lead to circulatory sy
  38 KB (5,300 words) - 22:13, 21 September 2010
• Fentanyl
  ...addition, it is a synthetic strong agonist at the [[mu opioid receptor|μ-opioid]] receptors. Historically it has been used to treat [[breakthrough pain|chr ...tanyl by assaying analogues of the structurally-related drug pethidine for opioid activity.<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1021/jm040195b|url=http://www.pauljanss
  33 KB (4,684 words) - 21:01, 24 September 2010
• Methadone
  ...chemically unlike [[morphine]] or [[heroin]], methadone also acts on the [[opioid receptor]]s and thus produces many of the same effects. Methadone is also u ...on of effect. Oral doses of methadone can stabilise patients by mitigating opioid [[withdrawal]] syndrome. Higher doses of methadone can block the euphoric e
  61 KB (8,865 words) - 22:13, 21 September 2010
• Phencyclidine
  ...nits - this may well be mediated by the lack of related efficacy at the mu-opioid receptor, though the NMDAR certainly does play a role in transmission of pa [[hu:Fenciklidin]]
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• Salvia divinorum
  ...potential]];<ref name="Zhang2005pabs" /><ref name="Valdés1983" /> as a κ-opioid agonist. ...ot contain a [[Base (chemistry)|basic]] [[nitrogen]]), unlike most known [[opioid receptor]] [[ligand]]s.<ref name="Harding2006p107">[[#refHarding2006|Hardin
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