naloxone

naloxone
n.
a drug that is a specific antidote to morphine and other opioids. Administered by injection, it is used in the emergency treatment of opioid overdosage and to reverse the respiratory depression induced by opioid analgesics used during surgery. As it is short-acting, repeated doses may be necessary.

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  • naloxone — An alkaloid antagonist of morphine and of the opiate peptides …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • naloxone — /neuh lok sohn, nal euhk sohn /, n. Pharm. a narcotic analgesic antagonist, C19H21NO4, used in the reversal of acute narcotic analgesic respiratory depression. [1960 65; by shortening and rearrangement of dihydroxy , morphinan , and one,… …   Universalium

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  • naloxone — nal·ox·one nal äk .sōn, nal ək .sōn n a potent synthetic antagonist of narcotic drugs and esp. morphine that is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C19H21NO4·HCl see NARCAN * * * n. a drug that is a specific antidote to morphine and… …   Medical dictionary

  • naloxone — na·lo·xó·ne s.m. TS farm. sostanza antagonista degli stupefacenti naturali e di sintesi, priva di effetti analoghi a quelli della morfina, usata nelle intossicazioni acute da oppiacei {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: nome commerciale …   Dizionario italiano

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