Opioid agonist means a full or partial agonist that is approved by the federal food and drug administration for the treatment of an opioid use disorder.
Opioid agonist means a drug that has an affinity for and stimulates physiologic activity at cell receptors in the central nervous system normally stimulated by opioids. Methadone is an opioid agonist.
Opioid agonist means substances that bind to and activate the opiate receptors resulting in analgesia and pain regulation, respiratory depression, and a wide variety of behavioral changes. As used in this article, the term "opioid agonist" does not include partial agonist medications used as an alternative to opioid agonists in the treatment of opioid addiction.
Examples of Opioid agonist in a sentence
Opioid agonist and antagonist treatment medications (including oral, injected, or implanted versions) that are approved by the Food and Drug Ad- ministration under section 505 of the Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for use in treatment of opioid use dis- order.
More Definitions of Opioid agonist
Opioid agonist means methadone or buprenorphine and/or buprenorphine/naloxone, or any other agonist medication that may be approved by the federal or state government for the treatment of opioid use disorder.
Opioid agonist means substances that bind to and activate the opiate receptors resulting
Opioid agonist means a medication that binds to the opiate receptors and provides relief to individuals in treatment for abuse of or dependence on an opioid drug;
Opioid agonist means a substance that binds to and activates opiate receptors
Opioid agonist means a medication that binds to the opiate
Opioid agonist as used in this Part means methadone or buprenorphine and/or buprenorphine/naloxone, or any other agonist medication that may be approved by the federal or state government for the treatment of opioid dependence.