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Impact of the CYP2D6 genotype on post-operative intravenous oxycodone analgesia.
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica - 1 Feb 2010
Zwisler S T, Enggaard T P, Mikkelsen S, Brosen K, Sindrup S H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Oxycodone is a semi-synthetic opioid with a mu-receptor agonist-mediated effect in several pain conditions, including post-operative pain. Oxycodone is metabolized to its active metabolite oxymorphone by O-demethylation via the polymorphic CYP2D6. The aim of this study was to investigate whether CYP2D6 poor metabolizers (PMs) yield the same analgesia post-operatively from intravenous oxycodone as...
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