Oxycodegol

Loxicodegol (Oxycodegol) is a first-in-class, long-acting, orally active, and selective mu-opioid agonist with structural properties that reduce its rate of entry across the blood-brain barrier compared with traditional mu-opioid agonists[1][2].

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[2] Gudin J, et al. Long-term Safety and Tolerability of NKTR-181 in Patients with Moderate to Severe Chronic Low Back Pain or Chronic Noncancer Pain: A Phase 3 Multicenter, Open-Label, 52-Week Study (SUMMIT-08 LTS). Pain Med. 2020;21(7):1347-1356. DOI:10.1093/pm/pnz169