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Definition of naloxone in English: naloxonenoun nəˈlɒksəʊnnəˈläksōn mass nounMedicine A synthetic drug, similar to morphine, which blocks opiate receptors in the nervous system. Example sentencesExamples - Antagonist drugs such as naloxone can block the actions of opioid agonists.
- In these patients, itch can be debilitating, and treatment with opioid antagonists such as naloxone or naltrexone is recommended.
- Moreover, several studies reported that precipitating withdrawal in opiate-dependent animals by an injection of the opiate antagonist, naloxone, increases morphine self-administration.
- Drugs such as the opioid antagonist naloxone and the benzodiazepine antagonist flumazenil may be used to counter the respiratory depressive effects of these drugs.
- She was given intravenous naloxone for suspected opiate induced hypoventilation, but her condition was unchanged.
Origin 1960s: contraction of N-allylnoroxymorphone. Definition of naloxone in US English: naloxonenounnəˈläksōn Medicine A synthetic drug, similar to morphine, which blocks opiate receptors in the nervous system. Example sentencesExamples - She was given intravenous naloxone for suspected opiate induced hypoventilation, but her condition was unchanged.
- In these patients, itch can be debilitating, and treatment with opioid antagonists such as naloxone or naltrexone is recommended.
- Antagonist drugs such as naloxone can block the actions of opioid agonists.
- Moreover, several studies reported that precipitating withdrawal in opiate-dependent animals by an injection of the opiate antagonist, naloxone, increases morphine self-administration.
- Drugs such as the opioid antagonist naloxone and the benzodiazepine antagonist flumazenil may be used to counter the respiratory depressive effects of these drugs.
Origin 1960s: contraction of N-allylnoroxymorphone. |