Pain Control with Opiod Analgesia Exam
2026 Questions and Answers
What are the three receptors associated with Opiods? - Correct answer-mu
delta
kappa
What is the spectrum of clinical uses for opioids? - Correct answer-analgesics
antitussives
antidiarrheal drugs
T/F: analgesic opioids may be classified as strong, moderate and weak agonists and
their classification is independent of potency - Correct answer-True
Opioid drugs may be classified as what three types? - Correct answer-agonists (full
or partial receptor)
antagonists (receptor blockers)
mixed agonist-antagonists (able to activate one opioid receptor subtype and block
another subtype)
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, What drugs are used to treat for addiction? - Correct answer-Antagonists:
naloxone, naltrexone, and nalmefine
What drugs used to treat for pain? - Correct answer-Strong Agonists: morphine,
methadone, meperidine, hydromorphone, fentanyl, sufentanil
Which drugs are strong agonists? - Correct answer-morphine
methadone
meperidine
hydromorphone
fentanyl
sufentanil
Which drugs are moderate agonists? - Correct answer-codeine
oxycodone
What drugs are weak agonists? - Correct answer-propoxyphene
Which drugs are mixed agonist-antagonists? - Correct answer-buprenorphine
nalbuphine
What drugs are antagonists? - Correct answer-naloxone
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2026 Questions and Answers
What are the three receptors associated with Opiods? - Correct answer-mu
delta
kappa
What is the spectrum of clinical uses for opioids? - Correct answer-analgesics
antitussives
antidiarrheal drugs
T/F: analgesic opioids may be classified as strong, moderate and weak agonists and
their classification is independent of potency - Correct answer-True
Opioid drugs may be classified as what three types? - Correct answer-agonists (full
or partial receptor)
antagonists (receptor blockers)
mixed agonist-antagonists (able to activate one opioid receptor subtype and block
another subtype)
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, What drugs are used to treat for addiction? - Correct answer-Antagonists:
naloxone, naltrexone, and nalmefine
What drugs used to treat for pain? - Correct answer-Strong Agonists: morphine,
methadone, meperidine, hydromorphone, fentanyl, sufentanil
Which drugs are strong agonists? - Correct answer-morphine
methadone
meperidine
hydromorphone
fentanyl
sufentanil
Which drugs are moderate agonists? - Correct answer-codeine
oxycodone
What drugs are weak agonists? - Correct answer-propoxyphene
Which drugs are mixed agonist-antagonists? - Correct answer-buprenorphine
nalbuphine
What drugs are antagonists? - Correct answer-naloxone
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