The following is true of buprenorphine:
A. It is an agonist-antagonist type of opioid
analgesic
B. Its subjective effects are different from those
of morphine
C. Naloxone is largely ineffective in reversing
its effects
D. It produces mydriasis

1 Answer

Answer :

C. Naloxone is largely ineffective in reversing
its effects

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