Opioid Analgesics: Introduction, Classification, Mechanism of Action, and Side Effects
Opioid analgesics are a class of drugs commonly used to relieve moderate to severe pain. They exert their effects by binding to opioid receptors in the central nervous system (CNS) and the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Opioid antagonists, on the other hand, block the effects of opioid agonists by binding to the same receptors without activating … Read more
