Buprenorphine: a treatment and cause of opioid-induced respiratory depression

Autor: Albert Dahan, Maarten van Lemmen, Simone Jansen, Pieter Simons, Rutger van der Schrier
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Popis: Buprenorphine is a partial agonist at the mu opioid receptor. Due to its relatively low maximum effect on respiratory depression it is considered by some to be a safe opioid. But it can produce serious respiratory depression, particularly when combined with sedatives such as benzodiazepines.
Databáze: OpenAIRE