Case Report: The Effect of Pentazocine Abuse in a Female Sickle Cell Disease Patient in Calabar, South-south, Nigeria
Akaba Kingsley, Essien Ofonime, Bassey O. Bassey, Onyeulor Eberechi, Edidiong Ekang, Edakabasi Akaba, Dike Adaobi & Omini Godwin · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2019
Background: Pentazocine is a synthetic opioid analgesic with mixed receptor activities. It acts as a partial agonist at the µ-receptor as well as being a kappa agonist. Its analgesic effect is estimated to be about 25-50% greater than that of morphine. Pentazocine acts has a shor...
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10.9734/jpri/2019/v29i530247