A safer, more effective morphine may soon be possible (& drug information resources)
A safer, more effective morphine may soon be possible
From the March 24 2011 Science Daily news item
ScienceDaily (Mar. 25, 2011) — An orphan drug** originally used for HIV treatment has been found to short-circuit the process that results in additional sensitivity and pain from opioid use. The study by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine is reported in the March 25, 2011 issue of Brain, Behavior and Immunity***….
** Information on this orphan drug, AMD3100, may be found through Drug Information Portal (US National Library of Medicine) at the Plerixafor [USAN] Web page
For related drug information resources, please see my previous posting Drug Information Product…
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