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The mechanism of action of amyl nitrite and sodium ... μ-agonist whose toxic effects cannot be easily reversed with naloxone. Buprenorphine has a very high affinity for the μ-receptor and ...

The FDA has approved Journavx, a pain medication, offering a safer alternative to opioids. Learn about its benefits and side ...

Kratom has been used for hundreds of years in Southeast Asia for issues like fatigue. But it's banned in at least 6 states.

U.S. officials approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.

The drug, known as suzetrigine, is the first new painkiller approved in the U.S. since 1998. It can be used to relieve pain after surgery or injury, and some researchers say it might be the start of a ...

THE STORE IS, HOWEVER, BACK OPEN. EFFORTS TO SAVE LIVES AND FIGHT THE OPIOID CRISIS ARE GETTING A BOOST IN LOUISVILLE, WITH NALOXONE BOXES BEING INSTALLED AT FIRE STATIONS ACROSS THE CITY.

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68(15):1419-1425. The short duration of activity of naloxone when the drug is administered as an i.v. bolus may limit its effectiveness for the management of OIP.

It's the first new pharmaceutical approach to treating pain in over 20 years, designed to eliminate risks of addiction and ...

‘…acute psychotic reactions, generally lasting but a few hours, but occasionally as long as a week; the reaction seemed dose-related and its main features ...

Structural and cellular assays and molecular dynamics simulations reveal the mechanism of action of γ-glutamyl carboxylase, which involves cholesterol and vitamin K. Protein kinase R-like ...