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   			ISSUE 829
October 19, 1990
                			
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				Dezocine
October 19, 1990 (Issue: 829)
				Dezocine (Dalgan - Astra), a new synthetic opioid agonist/antagonist structurally  related to pentazocine (Talwin), was recently approved for parenteral use as an analgesic  by the US Food and Drug Administration.
        			
        			
				
				
        			
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