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Dextropropoxyphene

Dextropropoxyphene is an analgesic in the opioid category

Description

Dextropropoxyphene is a painkiller that is used to treat short- and long-term (chronic) pain. It is a weak opioid (opioids are medicines related to morphine) that relieves pain by acting on receptors in the brain and spinal cord.

Mechanism of action

It acts on the central nervous system to produce analgesia.

 

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Mechanism of action

It acts on the central nervous system to produce analgesia.

 

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