Biology, asked by shivangiheer2, 5 months ago

what are opiates?? Give two examples of opiates.​

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Answered by bgdas2020
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Opiate is a term classically used in pharmacology to mean a substance derived from opium. Opioid, a more modern term, is used to designate all substances, both natural and synthetic, that bind to opioid receptors in the brain. Opiates are alkaloid compounds naturally found in the opium poppy plant Papaver somniferum.It is a type of drug. For example:Fentanyl,Hydrocodone

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Answered by shanthikumari069
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Opiates is a term used in the pharmacology to mean a substance derived from opium.

Examples for opiates :

1) Codein

2)Fentanyl

3)Hydrocoden

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