By potent I mean: which opiate has the greatest effect with the lowest dose? I've always assumed it was Fentanyl, but I've never known for a fact. Please don't just answer with "Oxycontin" or "Heroin". Give me a little bit of information on how you know what you know. thanks people! - Dylan
2007-05-31 09:23:37 · 6 answers · asked by Hummm 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Not counting investigational drugs, sufentanil is the most potent opiate. It also has the highest affinity for the mu opiate receptor.
Used clinically, it is given in microgram doses.
Here's an article that goes no a little about opiates in anesthesia:
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1312206
2007-05-31 10:06:54 · answer #1 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Many people I've known have said that the more concentrated the opiate medium is, the stronger the effect eventually becomes. In other words, Opium Tar < Morphine < Heroin etc.
I'm under the opposite impression. I think that the less you mess with it, the stronger the initial chemical chain is, thus the more effective smaller doses are, supposing that you're able to actually ingest the entire dose correctly, and digest the dose effectively.
I'll chew on some poppy flowers tonight and give this more thought.
2007-05-31 17:07:56 · answer #2 · answered by thatguythatyouknowandisnice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heroine and Morphine are your strongest opiates.
2007-06-01 19:51:20 · answer #3 · answered by Belgariad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morphine.
2007-05-31 18:31:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why you are asking about opiate?
It's need doctor prescription.
You want to use for what? pain or preop anesthesia?or other use.
2007-05-31 16:36:20 · answer #5 · answered by amee 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
opium tar
2007-05-31 16:47:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋