Choose the correct statement about pentazocine:
A. It causes bradycardia and fall in blood
pressure
B. Its subjective effects are pleasurable at low
doses but turn unpleasant at high doses
C. It induces vomiting frequently
D. It substitutes for morphine in dependent
subjects

1 Answer

Answer :

B. Its subjective effects are pleasurable at low
doses but turn unpleasant at high doses

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