What is "quadazocine"

n. An opioid antagonist of the benzomorphan family, used in scientific research.

Quadazocine (WIN-44,441) is an opioid antagonist of the benzomorphan family which is used in scientific research. It acts as a silent antagonist at all three of the major opioid receptors— μ, κ, and δ, but with a significant preference in affinity for the μ receptor and the κ subtype. As such, it has been touted as a "κ-selective" antagonist, though, of course, this is not entirely accurate on account of its similar affinity for the μ receptor. As would be expected, quadazocine reverses the effects (e.g., analgesia) of opioid agonists like morphine and fentanyl in animals.