The new opioid painkiller has surprisingly few side effects

The new opioid painkiller has surprisingly few side effects

N-desethyl-fluornitrazene, or DFNZ structure.” class=”w-100″ decoding=”async”/> Structure of N-Deacetyl-fluoronitrazine, or DFNZ. Using the long-abandoned class of opioids as a starting point, scientists have discovered opioid painkillers that do not have the typical side effects of this class of drugs (nature 2026, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10299-9). In tests with mice, the molecule – known as N— desethyl-fluornitrazene, or … Read more