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Partial opioid agonists are a class of drugs that include buphrenophine, nalbuphine, pentazocine, and butorphanol. They all work by binding to mu-opioid receptors with relatively low activity. Partial opioid agonists are essentially weak opioid agents.
By activating opioid receptors, partial opioid agonists can be used clinically for analgesia, or pain relief. Since they activate opioid receptors to a lesser extent than full agonists, these drugs are often used to help wean patients off of opioids.
However, partial opioid receptors also have side effects. Firstly, like all opioids agonists, partial opioid agonists can cause CNS and respiratory depression. Secondly, because partial opioid agonists do not fully activate opioid receptors, they can lead to acute withdrawal.
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