pentazocine
- n analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine
- Synthesized from coal tar, pentazocine has been tested at Baylor University School of Medicine in Houston.
- Distribution of pentazocine is expected to begin in about a month.
- In a study of dental patients, women responded more favorably than men to a class of pain relievers known as kappa opioids, including pentazocine, suggesting that receptors for .