The term 'opioid'is a generic term for naturally occurring, semisynthetic and synthetic drugs
which combine with opioid receptors to produce physiological effects and which are …

New effective analgesics are needed for the treatment of pain. Buprenorphine, a partial mu-
opioid agonist which has been in clinical use for over 25 years, has been found to be …

The book centers on the treatment of pain using the appropriate opioid and a suitable co-
medication whenever necessary. While many physicians or health care providers either …

With the ongoing public health crisis with prescription opioids, there is a need for safer
alternatives for medication management in chronic pain patients. Buprenorphine is a partial …

Pentazocine, butorphanol, nalbuphine, and buprenorphine are mixed agonist-antagonist
opioids that are effective analgesics, with less abuse potential than the agonists morphine …

In the last 15 years the role of opioids in anaesthesia management has undergone dramatic
change. Initially used as premedicants, or adjuvants to inhalation anaesthetic agents or as …

Buprenorphine is a Schedule III opioid analgesic with unique pharmacodynamic and
pharmacokinetic properties that may be preferable to those of Schedule II full μ-opioid …

Responses to pharmacotherapy for acute and chronic pain are highly variable, and efficacy
is often compromised by some form of toxicity. To increase our understanding of …

Alfentanil is a tetrazole derivative of fentanyl. Many of the pharmacologic effects of alfentanil
are similar to those of fentanyl and sufentanil, but of quicker onset than those of fentanyl and …