dezocine

Also known as WY-16225, (-)-13beta-amino-5,6,7,8,9,10,11alpha,12-Octahydro-5alpha-methyl-5,11-methanobenzocyclodecen-3-ol

Dezocine, sold under the brand name Dalgan, is an atypical opioid analgesic which is used in the treatment of pain. It is used by intravenous infusion and intramuscular injection.

Key facts

Drug.Verifiedfields: verified
Drug.Watchedfields: verified
Drug.verifiedrevid: 460779162
Drug.IUPAC_name: (5R,11S,13R)-13-Amino-5-methyl-5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12-octahydro-5,11-methanobenzo[10]annulen-3-ol
Drug.image: Dezocine.svg
Drug.image_class: skin-invert-image
Drug.width: 200px
Drug.image2: Dezocine molecule ball.png
Drug.image_class2: bg-transparent
Drug.width2: 200px
Drug.tradename: Dalgan
Drug.legal_status: Rx-only
Drug.routes_of_administration: Intravenous infusion, intramuscular injection
Drug.metabolism: Hepatic
Drug.elimination_half life: 2.2 hours
Drug.CAS_number: 53648-55-8
Drug.ATC_prefix: N02
Drug.ATC_suffix: AX03

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Research

278 papers

Dezocine as a potent analgesic: overview of its pharmacological characterization.Acta pharmacologica Sinica · 2022
Revisiting dezocine for opioid use disorder: A narrative review of its potential abuse liability.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2024
Dezocine and Addiction: Friend or Foe?Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
Dezocine prevents sufentanil-induced cough during general anesthesia induction: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.BMC anesthesiology · 2020
Dezocine for Preventing Postoperative Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.PloS one · 2015

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Dezocine, sold under the brand name Dalgan, is an atypical opioid analgesic which is used in the treatment of pain. It is used by intravenous infusion and intramuscular injection.

Dezocine is an opioid receptor modulator, acting as a partial agonist of the μ- and κ-opioid receptors. It is a biased agonist of the μ-opioid receptor. The drug has a similar profile of effects to related opioids acting at the μ-opioid receptor, including analgesia and euphoria. Unlike other opioids acting at the κ-opioid receptor however, dezocine does not produce side effects such as dysphoria or hallucinations at any therapeutically used dose.

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