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Morphine
Full Agonist (u receptor)

Uses: severe pain
Adverse: tolerance, sedation, drowsy, confused, dizzy, itching, sweating, constipation, addiction
Hydromorphone
Full Agonist (u receptor)

Uses: severe pain
Adverse: tolerance, sedation, drowsy, confused, dizzy, itching, sweating, constipation, addiction
Oxymorphone
Full Agonist (u receptor)

Uses: severe pain
Adverse: tolerance, sedation, drowsy, confused, dizzy, itching, sweating, constipation, addiction
Heroin
Full Agonist

*Converted to 6-MAM, then morphine enters brain

Adverse: tolerance, sedation, drowsy, confused, dizzy, itching, sweating, constipation, addiction
Meperidine
Full Agonist (u receptor)

*Not used for pain due to toxic metabolite (normeperidine)

Adverse: Large doses – tremors, muscle twitches, dilated pupils, hyperactive reflex, convulsions

Contraindiction: MAO inhibs leads to serotonin syndrome (delirium, hyperthermia, headache, coma, death)
Fentanyl
Full Agonist (u receptor)

*rapid onset/short duration
**100x more potent then morphine
Sufentanil
Full Agonist (u receptor)

*rapid onset/short duration
**1000x more potent then morphine
Alfentanil
Full Agonist (u receptor)

*rapid onset/short duration
**1000x more potent then morphine
Remifentanil
Full Agonist (u receptor)

*rapid onset/short duration
**1000x more potent then morphine
Methadone
Full Agonist (u receptor)

Uses: Detox in heroin pts, chronic pain
Adverse: QT prolongation, torsades de pointes, death
Codeine
Mold-Moderate Agonists

Uses: Analgesic (CYP2D6 converts to morphone), Antitussive (receptor bind codeine)

*used w/ aspirin, acetaminophen, others
Oxycodone
Mold-Moderate Agonists

Uses: Analgesic

*used w/ aspirin, acetaminophen, others
Hydrocodone
Mold-Moderate Agonists

Uses: Analgesic

*used w/ aspirin, acetaminophen, others
Propoxyphene
Mild-Moderate Agonists

Uses: Analgesic (dextra), Antitussive (levo isomer)
Adverse: Seizures, cardiac conduction abnormalities
Contra: elderly
Tramadol
Mold-Moderate Agonists

*weak u receptor agonist

Uses: Neuropathic pain
Adverse: Seizures
Contra: serotenergic drugs leads to serotonin syndrome
Pentazocine
Mixed Agonist-Antagonist

*k agonist, u antag/part ag

Uses: analgesic in opioid naive pts
Adverse: Psychomimetic effects
Contra: those on pure agonists -> can cause withdrawal rxn

*has ceiling effect
Butorphanol
Mixed Agonist-Antagonist

*k agonist, u antag/part ag

Uses: analgesic in opioid naive pts
Adverse: Psychomimetic effects
Contra: those on pure agonists -> can cause withdrawal rxn

*has ceiling effect
Nalbuphine
Mixed Agonist-Antagonist

*k agonist, u antag

Uses: analgesic in opioid naive pts
Adverse: Psychomimetic effects
Contra: those on pure agonists -> can cause withdrawal rxn

*has ceiling effect
Buprenorphine
Mixed Agonist-Antagonist

*u partial agonist, k antagonist

Uses: Opioid addiction
Adverse: NO Psychomimetic effects
Contra: those on pure agonists -> can cause withdrawal rxn

*has ceiling effect
Naloxone
Opioid Antagonists

*antagonist at u, k, sigma

Uses: acute opioid overdose
Naltrexone
Opioid Antagonists

*antagonist at u, k, sigma

Uses: Opioid addiction
Nalmefene
Opioid Antagonists

*antagonist at u, k, sigma

Uses: Alcoholics: decrease craving for alcohol
Dextrometorphan
Antitussive

Uses: cough suppressant
Levopropoxyphene
Antitussive

Uses: cough suppressant
Noscapine
Antitussive

Uses: cough suppressant
Diphenoxylate
Antimotility drugs

*u, sigma recep on enteric nerves

Uses: Diarrhea
Loperamide
Antimotility drugs

*u, sigma recep on enteric nerves

Uses: Diarrhea