Mix units: The narcotic nalbuphine (Nubain) not only binds to opiate receptor sites to provide analgesia, it prevents other opioids, such as morphine sulfate, from binding to these sites, lessening respiratory depression. These characteristics make the drug a ?

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The narcotic nalbuphine (Nubain) not only binds to opiate receptor sites to provide analgesia, it prevents other opioids, such as morphine sulfate, from binding to these sites, lessening respiratory depression. These characteristics make the drug a ?

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agonist-antagonist

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The narcotic nalbuphine (Nubain) not only binds to opiate receptor sites to provide analgesia, it prevents other opioids, such as morphine sulfate, from binding to these sites, lessening respiratory depression. These characteristics make the drug a ?

Agonist-antagonist

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