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  1. n. An analgesic drug used for the amelioration of severe and chronic pain.

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  • “In 2000, just when he was ready to give up on finding relief, Pearson's doctor told him about a clinical trial for a new drug called ziconotide (brand name: Prialt).”

    Newsweek: PHARMACY ISLAND

  • “These are calcium channels that are on nerves that conduct pain signals, and it's a validated central nervous system target in that there is an existing medication called Prialt ziconotide, which is only available for direct injection into the brain, that blocks these receptors.”

    Zalicus Poised for Reversal With Pending Catalyst -- Seeking Alpha

  • “It developed Prialt (ziconotide), a non-opioid pain killer that blocks N-type calcium channels.”

    Archive 2007-04-01

  • “It took a quarter of a century to produce a synthetic version of the compound, which serves as the basis of the new drug Prialt ziconotide.”

    Speedlinking 8/9/07

  • “The only conotoxin-derived drug approved for human use is ziconotide.”

    Daily News & Analysis

  • “Cone shells contain therapeutically useful peptides including the conotoxins, and one such peptide, ziconotide, has been approved.”

    Business Wire Travel News

  • “Apparently, the same data on Elan's pain medication Prialt (ziconotide) was published twice.”

    Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry: A Closer Look

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