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Pentazocaine acts on kappa-opioid receptors and partially acts on mu-opioid receptors of the central nervous system. This leads to the ascending pathway of pain being inhibited resulting in analgesia, sedating, and respiratory depression.

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Q: What is pentazocaine's mechanism of action?
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