Definition of Narcotic antagonist

1. Noun. An antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration).

Generic synonyms: Antagonist
Specialized synonyms: Nalline, Nalorphine, Naloxone, Narcan, Naltrexone

Lexicographical Neighbors of Narcotic Antagonist

narcos
narcose
narcoses
narcosis
narcostate
narcostates
narcosynthesis
narcosynthetic
narcoterrorism
narcoterrorist
narcoterrorists
narcotherapy
narcotic
narcotic analgesic agent
narcotic analgesics
narcotic antagonist (current term)
narcotic antagonists
narcotic blockade
narcotic hunger
narcotic reversal
narcotical
narcotically
narcoticize
narcoticized
narcoticizes
narcoticizing
narcotick
narcotics
narcotics agent
narcotine

Literary usage of Narcotic antagonist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... for chronic spinal dogs, this narcotic antagonist had to be given every 3 hours to block the effects of morphine given every 6 hours and to prevent the ..."

2. Problems of Drug Dependence: Proceedings of the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting by Louie S. Harrie (1999)
"In contrast, the (-)-N- pentenyl analog (10852, Table 5) had only narcotic antagonist properties, and was somewhat weaker than 10847 in binding to K- and ..."

3. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"This condition is a medical emergency which can be successfully treated with narcotic antagonist drugs. A related and also fatal condition is pulmonary ..."

4. Cocaine: Pharmacology, Effects, and Treatment of Abuse edited by John Grabowski (1994)
"Papers report research on sustained- release and long-acting devices for use with the narcotic antagonist naltrexone. GPO Stock #017-024-01081-2 $7.00 NTIS ..."

5. Drug Abuse and Drug Abuse Research (1991): The Third Triennial Report to edited by MaryLouise Embrey, Christine R. Hartel (1999)
"... cotic such as clonidine can make it possible to begin treatment earlier with a narcotic antagonist such as naltrexone. Naltrexone treatment started too ..."

6. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(1) It is used as a narcotic antagonist in dogs. (2) It is administered by intravenous, intramuscular, or subcutaneous injection at an initial dose of 0.04 ..."

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