Tramadol Versus Placebo in the Management of Postoperative Pain Following Bunionectomy

(Non-clinical summary) Tramadol is a centrally-acting synthetic analgesic of the aminocyclohexanol group with opioidlike effects. Tramadol is extensively metabolized following administration, which results in a number of enantiomeric metabolites that display different opioid-receptor binding properties, and monoaminergic reuptake inhibition.