Pain Drugs Flashcards

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Morphine
Receptor: 
Used for:
Side Effects: 
Additional:
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Receptor: μ receptor
Used for: severe pain
Side Effects: constipation, addiction, tolerance
Additional: antidote is naloxone

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Meperidine
Receptor: 
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Receptor: K-receptor
Used for: sever pain
Side Effects: seizure, dysphoria, tremor, respiratory depression
Additional: also binds to K+ channels, muscarinic receptors, dopamine transport

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Hydrocodone
Receptor: 
Used for:
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Receptor: μ receptor and delta receptor
Used for:moderate pain (anit-coughing)
Side Effects: constipation, respiratory depression, nausea
Additional: recreational drug

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codeine 
Receptor: 
Used for:
Side Effects: 
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Receptor: μ
Used for: cough, diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, narcolepsy
Side Effects: euphoria, itching, urinary retention, depression, constipation
Additional: active metabolite is morphine

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pentazocine
Receptor: 
Used for:
Side Effects: 
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Receptor: μ antag, delta, agonist, K agonist
Used for: dental extraction
Side Effects: Hallucinations, psychotomimetic, cardiovascular effect
Additional: antagonizes the analgesic effects of morphine and meperidine

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naloxone
Receptor: 
Used for:
Side Effects: 
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Receptor: μ antag, delta antag, k antag
Used for: antidote
Side Effects: change in mood, trembling, change in heart rhythm
Additional:

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Methadone
Receptor: 
Used for:
Side Effects: 
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Receptor: μ agonist, delta agonist
Used for:
Side Effects: dependence
Additional: treatment of dependence on opioid drugs

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