opioid receptor — Drug Target

All drugs that target opioid receptor — marketed and clinical-stage. Includes 5 drug classes acting on this target.

Drug classes

opioid antagonist · Opioid receptor antagonist · opioid · desomorphine · Opioid

Marketed (1)

• over dose · Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University · opioid antagonist · Emergency Medicine
  Naloxone works by binding to opioid receptors in the brain, reversing the effects of opioid overdose.

Phase 3 pipeline (1)

• Naltrexone intramuscular suspension · University of Oslo · Opioid receptor antagonist · Psychiatry
  Naltrexone is an opioid receptor antagonist that blocks the action of opioids at their receptor sites.

Phase 2 pipeline (3)

• DM-1992 · Depomed · opioid · Pain
  DM-1992 is a small molecule that targets the central nervous system to treat pain.
• Morphine D · desomorphine · Pain
  Desomorphine works by binding to opioid receptors in the brain, mimicking the action of natural opioids to produce pain relief.
• Any oral opioid · Montefiore Medical Center · Opioid · Pain
  Activates opioid receptors in the brain to produce analgesia.