why is it so hard to develop an analgesic that isn’t opiate-based?
In: Chemistry
The main receptors in the central nervous system that mediate pain are called opioid receptors.
Drugs that act on those pain receptors are called opioids.
Thus any non opioid drug doesn’t just need to invent a new drug, they need to find a whole new way the body can deal with pain. They need to first move our understanding of pain forward.
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