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Cebranopadol: novel dual opioid/NOP receptor agonist analgesic

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Chronic pain presents a difficult clinical challenge because of the limited efficacy, the limiting adverse‐effect profile or the abuse potential of current analgesic options. Cebranopadol is a novel new agent… Click to show full abstract

Chronic pain presents a difficult clinical challenge because of the limited efficacy, the limiting adverse‐effect profile or the abuse potential of current analgesic options. Cebranopadol is a novel new agent in clinical trials that combines dual agonist action at opioid and nociceptin/orphanin FQ peptide (NOP) receptors. It is the first truly unique, centrally acting analgesic in several years. We here review the basic and clinical pharmacology of cebranopadol.

Keywords: opioid nop; dual opioid; novel dual; cebranopadol novel; opioid

Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Year Published: 2017

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