Heroin Flashcards
1
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Introduction
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- Opioid recreational drug with euphoric effects
- Also known as Diamorphine
2
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Pharmacodynamics
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- Morphine molecule binds to the opioid receptors which produce effects such as analgesia, sedation, euphoria
3
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Pharmacokinetics
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- IV absorption
- Metabolised into morphine once in the brain
- Metabolised hepatic ally
- Renal excretion
