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Nalbuphine

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Definition: A narcotic used as a pain medication. It appears to be an agonist at kappa opioid receptors and an antagonist or partial agonist at mu opioid receptors.     
Pharmacological Action Analgesics, Opioid; Narcotic Antagonists; Narcotics 		Other names nalbuphine SERB brand; Serb, Nalbuphine; Hydrochloride, Nalbuphine; EN2234A; EN 2234A; SERB brand of nalbuphine; Nubain; Nalbuphine Serb; Nalbuphine Hydrochloride; EN-2234ADrugs* : NUBAIN; NALBUPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE; NALBUPHINE
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
nalbuphine pivalate  0   Nalbuphine/*analogs & derivatives Prodrugs. Arzneimittelforschung 2001 51(5):408-13
sebacoyl dinalbuphine ester  0   Nalbuphine/*analogs & derivatives. J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl 2000 Sep 15;746(2):241-7
nalbuphine 3-acetylsalicylate  118776-11-7   Nalbuphine/*analogs & derivatives. Xenobiotica 1988;18(11):1239

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