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Combating Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Using Setmelanotide
The opioid crisis is a serious public health crisis in the United States. Mortality from opioid overdose increased by roughly ten times from 1999 to 2021. The primary cause of death is due to opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD). Currently, Naloxone and Nalmefene are actively used to reverse OIRD in emergency settings and by first responders....
Published: 2/18/2025
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Inventor(s): Vsevolod Polotsky, David Mendelowitz, O Aung, Mateus Ramos Amorim, Joan Escobar
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Therapeutics > Small Molecules, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics > Repurposed Drugs
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