pentazocine + naloxone

Pentazocine + naloxone is an oral combination analgesic used for the management of moderate to severe pain when alternative treatments are inadequate. It contains two active ingredients:\n- **Pentazocine** is a partial opioid agonist that acts on opioid receptors in the brain and nervous system to alter pain perception, providing analgesia.\n- **Naloxone** is an opioid antagonist included at a low dose (0.5 mg per tablet) that has no significant effect when taken orally but blocks opioid effects if the medication is misused by injection, thereby deterring abuse.\n\nThe combination provides effective pain relief while reducing the risk of misuse associated with opioids. The typical formulation contains 50 mg pentazocine and 0.5 mg naloxone per tablet[1][2][4][5][6].

Brand names

Talwin NX

Other names

pentazocine and naloxonepentazocine/naloxone