The principal therapeutic action of morphine is analgesia. The precise mechanism of action is not known but the effects are thought to be mediated through opioid-specific receptors located in the CNS.

FDA approval of a novel non-opioid analgesic will hopefully address the needs of many patients with acute pain and improve clinical outcomes and QOL.

although the exact mechanism of analgesic action remains unknown. Serious and life-threatening risks from use of Codeine Sulfate tablets: Addiction, abuse, and misuse; Life-threatening respiratory ...

“Although their anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic effects are well known, the active compounds of these plants – such as flavonoids, alkaloids and terpenoids – and their mechanisms of ...

Researchers have made new discoveries about aspirin’s mechanism of action and cellular targets. Their findings suggest potential interplay between cyclooxygenase enzyme, or COX, and indoleamine ...

In a recent study reported in Pain, researchers show for the first time that the mechanisms that underlie ... element of the effects of an analgesic in patients with early-stage Alzheimer's ...