tramadol

[tram-uh-dawl, ‐-dol]

noun

Pharmacology.

1. an opioid analgesic, C 16 H 25 NO 2 , used to treat moderate to severe pain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tramadol¹

First recorded in 1965–70; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Charlene said she was on the "highest levels" of fentanyl, tramadol, ketamine and took between 20 and 30 pills every day in her recovery.

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Unlike tramadol, which is legal for use in limited doses, the tapentadol-carisoprodol cocktail "does not sound like a rational combination", he said.

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In 2018, following a BBC Africa Eye investigation into the sale of opioids as street drugs, Nigerian authorities tried to get a grip on a widely abused opioid painkiller called tramadol.

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The government banned the sale of tramadol without prescription, imposed strict limits on the maximum dose, and cracked down on imports of illegal pills.

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At the same time, Indian authorities tightened export regulations on tramadol.

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