美《读者文摘》1980年5月号报道:一种新的止痛剂据说与吗啡同样有效,但并不成瘾,不久可问世。此药为Zomepirac Sodium,已由200名医生试用于3,200例病人。一些医生认为,此药在止痛药的发展历史上为一个重大的突破。华盛顿特区乔治城大学药理学和麻醉学教授比弗(William T Beaver)说,至今尚无口服镇痛剂在服用通常剂量时,能比二片阿司匹林的效果为好者。但Zomepirac的效果明显 May, “Reader’s Digest,” May 1980 Report: A new analgesic is said to be as effective as morphine but not addictive and will soon be available. The drug, Zomepirac Sodium, has been tested by 200 doctors on 3,200 patients. Some doctors believe this medicine represents a major breakthrough in the history of analgesics. William T Beaver, a professor of pharmacology and anesthesiology at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, said no oral painkillers have so far been better than two aspirin at the usual doses. But Zomepirac’s effect is obvious