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Morphine is extracted from poppy, which is the most important alkaloid in opium. Morphine has a strong analgesic effect, especially for moderate and severe cancer pain. However, morphine has serious side effects, such as addiction, respiratory depression, acute poisoning, and death. Therefore, in regulating the clinical application of morphine, it is necessary to explore the alternative to morphine with strong analgesic role and minor side effects. In the long history of morphine R&D, there are many opioid drugs to be found and they make great contributions for the treatment of pain and human disease. Therefore, it is the ultimate goal to develop new drugs by applying advanced technology and protect human health, as far as possible to reduce possible harm.
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Kong, LL., Wang, JH., Du, GH. (2018). Morphine. In: Natural Small Molecule Drugs from Plants. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8022-7_49
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