Meptazinol (trade name Meptid) is an opioid analgesic developed by Wyeth in the 1970s. Indications for use in moderate to severe pain most commonly used to treat pain in obstetrics (childbirth). A partial µ-opioid receptor agonist its mixed agonist/antagonist activity affords it a lower risk of dependence and abuse than full µ agonists like morphine.
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