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Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development


2021 Jan 21


Pain Ther

Low Incidence of Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Observed with Oliceridine Regardless of Age or Body Mass Index: Exploratory Analysis from a Phase 3 Open-Label Trial in Postsurgical Pain.

Authors

Brzezinski M, Hammer GB, Candiotti KA, Bergese SD, Pan PH, Bourne MH, Michalsky C, Wase L, Demitrack MA, Habib AS
Pain Ther. 2021 Jan 21.
PMID: 33502739.

Abstract

Advanced age and obesity are reported to increase the risk of opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD). Oliceridine, an intravenous opioid, is a G-protein-biased agonist at the µ-opioid receptor that may provide improved safety. The recent phase 3 ATHENA open-label, multicenter study evaluated postoperative use of oliceridine in patients with moderate-to-severe acute pain. This exploratory analysis of the ATHENA data examined the incidence of OIRD in older (≥ 65 years) and/or obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m) patients and analyzed risk factors of OIRD.