A patient is being administered opioids to help ease his pain following extensive back surgery.He starts suffering from constipation that is induced by the opioid analgesics.Select the drug that should be used for the treatment of constipation.

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Mu-opioid receptor antagonists are a drug class used to reduce specific opioid-induced constipation. Methylnaltrexone bromide (Relistor) is approved for treatment of opioid-induced constipation in patients with advanced illnesses or palliative care who are receiving opioids for pain relief. This drug selectively blocks peripheral mu-opioid receptors without affecting receptors in the central nervous system (CNS).

A Patient Is Being Administered Opioids to Help Ease His