Abstract

PRUDENCIO QUINTANILLA, Nelson Eduardo; BUSTOS CISNEROS, David José  and  CAERO RODRIGUEZ, Raquel. DEPENDENCIA AL DEXTROPROPOXIFENO. Gac Med Bol [online]. 2006, vol.29, n.2, pp.43-45. ISSN 1012-2966.

Propoxifen is a opioid drug related to metadona that provide analgesia by binding to opioid receptors. It is remarkable the analgesic effect rapid tolerante propoxifeno can develop, which cause doses and frequency increase. This tolerance is explained by farmacodynamical factors. Here we present a psychiatryc patient with strong propoxifeno dependence and we describe the most relevant symptomatology.

Keywords : Propoxifeno; drug dependence; Psychiatry.

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