nalorphine
/nəˈlɔːfiːn/Pharmacology
noun
A synthetic opioid similar to morphine in chemical structure, which acts as a mixed opioid antagonist and agonist and formerly was used in the diagnosis and treatment of narcotic abuse and overdosage; (−)-(5R,6S)-9a-allyl-4,5-epoxymorphin-7-en-3,6-diol, C19H21NO3.
- A trademark for this drug in the United States is Nalline..
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Journal of Pharmacological and Experimental Therapeutics. Shortened from N-allylnormorphine, an alternative name for the compound.