Contribution of CYP2D6 Functional Activity to Oxycodone Efficacy in Pain Management: Genetic Polymorphisms, Phenoconversion, and Tissue-Selective Metabolism

Oxycodone is a widely used opioid for the management of chronic pain. Analgesic effects observed following the administration of oxycodone are mediated mostly by agonistic effects on the μ-opioid receptor. Wide inter-subject variability observed in oxycodone efficacy could be explained by polymorphi...

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Glavni autori: Malavika Deodhar, Jacques Turgeon, Veronique Michaud
Format: Članak
Jezik:English
Izdano: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Serija:Pharmaceutics
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Online pristup:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/13/9/1466