Which among the following Not a pharmacological action of opioids______________?

Correct answer: B. Anti-emesis

  • A. Cough suppression
  • B. Anti-emesis
  • C. Miosis
  • D. Truncal rigidityPain Management

Explanation

Opioids commonly cause nausea and vomiting rather than anti-emesis, although they do produce cough suppression, miosis, and sometimes truncal rigidity. Thus anti-emesis is the action that does not belong.

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