naloxone
[nuh-lok-sohn, nal-uh k-sohn]
- a narcotic analgesic antagonist, C19H21NO4, used in the reversal of acute narcotic analgesic respiratory depression.
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Origin of naloxone
1960–65; by shortening and rearrangement of dihydroxy-, morphinan-, and -one, components of its chemical name
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The second is naloxone, the antagonist, meaning that it stops the action of other opiates, like heroin.
In other circumstances, naloxone (also known as Narcan) might work.
One such drug is naloxone, which can be used to reverse any type of opiate overdose (heroin is an opiate).
naloxone
- a chemical substance that counteracts the effects of opiates by binding to opiate receptors on cells
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Word Origin
C20: from N-al (lylnor) ox (ymorph) one, the chemical name
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