Jiri Patocka, Wenda Wu, Patrik Oleksak, Romana Jelinkova, Eugenie Nepovimova, Lenka Spicanova, Pavlina Springerova, Suliman Alomar, Miao Long, Kamil Kuca
Fentanyl is a synthetic μ-opioid receptor agonist approved to treat severe to moderate pain with faster onset of action and about 100 times more potent than morphine. Over last two decades, abuse of fentanyl and its derivatives has an increased trend, globally. Currently, the United States (US) faces the most serious situation related to fentanyl overdose, commonly referred to as the opioid epidemic. Nowadays, fentanyl is considered as the number one cause of death for adults aged 18-45 in the US. Synthesis and derivatization of fentanyl is inexpensive to manufacture and easily achievable...
April 30, 2024: Heliyon