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Chapter 6
Optioid(narcotic)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Codeine | most commonly used opioid in dentistry |
| Codeine + Tylenol | Tylenol 3, provides greater pain relief |
| Cocaine | Abusers exhibit dilated pupils (mydriasis) |
| Morphine | First natural opiate used for acute or severe pain |
| Oxycodone | semi-synthetic opioid |
| Oxycodone + acetaminophen | Percocet |
| Oxycodone + aspirin | Percodan |
| Naloxone (Narcan) | is an opioid antagonist and used to treat opioid overdose |
| Agonists | refers to a substance that binds to and activates a receptor in the body |
| Mixed opioids | also known as mixed agonist-antagonist opioids, refer to a class of opioids that have both agonistic (activating) and antagonistic (blocking) effects on opioid receptors in the nervous system |
| Antagonists | are substances that bind to receptors in the body but do not activate them. Instead, they block or inhibit the action of agonists |
| Narcotics | original name for opioid drugs. Derived from the Greek work which means “inducing stupor or sleep” |
| Opioid Agonists | naloxone (Narcan) |
| morphine | (MS Contin, Kadian, Roxanol, Duramorph) |
| oxycodone | [acetaminophen/oxycodone] (Percocet) |
| hydrocodone | [acetaminophen/hydrocodone] (Vicodin) |
| codeine | (Codeine 15) |
| methadone | (Methadose) |
| fentanyl | (Duragesic, Actiq, Subsys, Sublimaze) |
| Mixed Opioids | buprenorphine (Buprenex) tramadol (Ultram) |