TT Yamaoka

Clinical Scholar (Resident) in Veterinary Anaesthesia

Adjunctive analgesics

Adjunctive analgesia has the potential to relieve pain and improve patient comfort in veterinary patients, especially when traditional analgesics alone have failed. This article reviewed some of the...

Analgesia in veterinary patients — opioids part two

Pure or full μ-agonists can produce maximal activation of the receptor when bound, and the subsequent cellular processes produce a maximal analgesic effect. Clinically, the full μ-agonist opioids are...

Analgesia in veterinary patients — opioids part one

In the UK, opioids are classified as ‘controlled drugs’ due to their propensity for abuse. This means that the purchase, storage and use of opioids are legally regulated. The degree of regulation is...