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Status:
US Approved Rx (2008)
First approved in 2008

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Conditions:

Tapentadol is the first US FDA-approved centrally acting analgesic having both μ-opioid receptor agonist and noradrenaline (norepinephrine) reuptake inhibition activity with minimal serotonin reuptake inhibition. Tapentadol is indicated for the manag...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2011)
First approved in 1995

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



Tramadol (sold under the brand name Ultram) is a narcotic analgesic proposed for moderate to severe pain. Tramadol and its O-desmethyl metabolite (M1) are selective, weak OP3-receptor agonists. Opiate receptors are coupled with G-protein receptors an...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1993)
First approved in 1986

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Dexketoprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), manufactured by Menarini under the tradename Keral. Dexketoprofen is indicated for short-term treatment of mild to moderate pain, including dysmenorrhoea. Dexketoprofen works by blockin...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2017)
First approved in 1984

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Naltrexone is marketed as its hydrochloride salt, naltrexone hydrochloride, under the trade names Revia and Depade. A once-monthly extended-release injectable formulation is marketed under the trade name Vivitrol. VIVITROL is indicated for the treatm...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2018)
First approved in 1981

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Buprenorphine is an opioid analgesic, used to treat opioid addiction, moderate acute pain, and moderate chronic pain. Buprenorphine is a partial agonist at the mµ-opioid receptor and an antagonist at the kappa-opioid receptor. One unusual property o...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1997)
First approved in 1978

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Conditions:

Butorphanol is a synthetic opioid agonist-antagonist analgesic with a pharmacological and therapeutic profile that has been well established since its launch as a parenteral formulation in 1978. The introduction of a transnasal formulation of butorph...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2020)
First approved in 1974

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAIA) or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), with analgesic and antipyretic properties. Ibuprofen has pharmacologic actions similar to those of other prototypical NSAIAs, which are though...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2022)
First approved in 1971

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan among others, is a medication used to block the effects of opioids, especially in overdose. Naloxone has an extremely high affinity for μ-opioid receptors in the central nervous system (CNS). Naloxone is a μ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1968)
First approved in 1968

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

Fentanyl is a potent agonist of mu opioid receptor. It is used to relieve severe pain, such as after surgery or during cancer treatment, and breakthrough pain (flare-ups of intense pain despite round-the-clock narcotic treatment). Fentanyl is an extr...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1997)
First approved in 1967

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)


Conditions:

Pentazocine is a synthetically prepared prototypical mixed agonist-antagonist narcotic (opioid analgesic) drug of the benzomorphan class of opioids used to treat moderate to moderately severe pain. Pentazocine is sold under several brand names, such ...