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Relistor

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007325

A drug used to relieve constipation caused by the use of opioids (pain killers that are like morphine). It is used in adults with pain caused by cancer or treatment for cancer or by other advanced disease. Relistor binds to opioid receptors outside the brain and may block the side effects of opioid drugs without affecting their ability to relieve pain. Relistor is a type of peripheral opioid receptor antagonist. Also called methylnaltrexone bromide.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007325
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsmethylnaltrexone bromide
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007325",
  "term": "Relistor",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug used to relieve constipation caused by the use of opioids (pain killers that are like morphine). It is used in adults with pain caused by cancer or treatment for cancer or by other advanced disease. Relistor binds to opioid receptors outside the brain and may block the side effects of opioid drugs without affecting their ability to relieve pain. Relistor is a type of peripheral opioid receptor antagonist. Also called methylnaltrexone bromide.",
  "synonyms": [
    "methylnaltrexone bromide"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/relistor/"
}

Record 14,295 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.