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Are there any narcotic pain medication that don't metabolize in the liver?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

No: Injected or transdermal opioids initiallt bypassing liver but then will be metabolized there anyway.

Dr Rosenfeld agreed

Answered 4/24/2016

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