Brompton mixture

American  

[bromp-tuhn] / ˈbrɒmp tən /

Or Brompton's mixture

noun

Pharmacology.

1. an analgesic mixture, usually containing morphine and cocaine and sometimes other narcotic substances in an alcohol solution, administered primarily to advanced cancer patients.

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Etymology

Origin of Brompton mixture

First recorded in 1975–80; after Brompton Hospital, London, where the mixture was developed