Tapentadol is an opioid analgesic that’s consumed orally to relieve moderate to severe pain. Just like Tramadol, it has a dual mechanism of actions - as a µ-opioid receptor agonist and via reuptake of norepinephrine. However, its use for pain relief has brought us questions with equally surprising answers. Both analgesics and opioids relieve pain but an analgesic does so by...