title: AZ-11713908
text: # AZ-11713908
  
  AZ-11713908 is a drug developed by AstraZeneca which is a peripherally selective cannabinoid agonist, acting as a potent agonist at the $CB_1$ receptor and a partial agonist at $CB_2.$ It has poor blood–brain barrier penetration, and so while it is an effective analgesic in animal tests, it produces only peripheral effects at low doses, with much weaker symptoms of central effects compared to other cannabinoid drugs such as WIN 55,212-2. Many related benzimidazole-derived cannabinoid ligands are known.
  
  