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by rich_sasha 1715 days ago
For a popular magazine that seems fine... analgesic as strong as morphine + fewer side effects = better overall ... no?
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It's hard to know what the side effects are since it hasn't been tested in humans and is not in a form where it would be a useful drug. We've had plently of promising drugs turn out to have unexpected and sometimes devestating side effects when tested in humans.
It's fine, morphine is used as a 'standard' for opiate and other pain killer efficacy. So often that the term 'morphine equivalency' exists in medical documents.