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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 5.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Pharmacol. 2008 Nov 11;602(1):92–100. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.11.004

Table 1.

ED50 values in mg/kg (95%CL) for fentanyl and a delta opioid administered alone or as part of a mixture in the assay of schedule-controlled responding. abIndicates ED50 confidence limits for fentanyl or delta opioid in mixture do not overlap with ED50 confidence limits for fentanyl or delta opioid alone. aED50 in mixture lower than ED50 for drug alone. bED50 in mixture higher than drug alone.

Fentanyl Delta Opioid
Treatment ED50 (95%CL) ED50 (95%CL)



Fentanyl Alone 0.023 (0.012-0.045)
SNC243A Alone 0.35 (0.18-0.68)
5:1 SNC/Fent 0.019 (0.009-0.041) 0.09 (0.04-0.20)
15:1 SNC/Fent 0.018 (0.010-0.033) 0.27 (0.15-0.49)
45:1 SNC/Fent 0.007 (0.004-0.015) 0.34 (0.11-0.17)
Fentanyl Alone 0.019 (0.013-0.027)
MSF61 Alone >10 mg/kg
30:1 MSF/Fent 0.013 (0.009-0.020) 0.39 (0.26-0.59) a
89:1 MSF/Fent 0.010 (0.007-0.012) a 0.87 (0.69-1.10) a
267:1 MSF/Fent 0.015 (0.010-0.021) 3.93 (2.74-5.64) a
Fentanyl Alone 0.019 (0.013-0.027)
Naltrindole Alone >10 mg/kg
4:1 NTI/Fent 0.007 (0.001-0.014) 0.030 (0.016-0.054) a
12:1 NTI/Fent 0.011 (0.007-0.018) 0.134 (0.086-0.210) a
36:1 NTI/Fent >0.056b >2.0