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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in English: Methylnaltrexone
Metilnaltrexona
Ingrediente activo de un medicamento que se usa para aliviar ciertos efectos secundarios que causa el tratamiento con opioides (analgésicos similares a la morfina), como el estreñimiento (heces duras y secas), picazón y flujo bajo de orina. La metilnaltrexona se une a los receptores opioides fuera del cerebro y puede bloquear los efectos secundarios de los opioides sin afectar su capacidad de aliviar el dolor. La metilnaltrexona es un tipo de antagonista del receptor periférico de opioides.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.
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