Medical Definition of Sodium oxybate
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Sodium 4-hydroxybutyrate. Anaesthetic used for both induction and maintenance. It may cause bradycardia and dyskinesias. Sodium oxybate has been supplied illicitly as a drug of abuse promoted for body building, and weight loss.
Pharmacological action: anaesthesia adjuvants, anaesthetics, intravenous.
Chemical name: Butanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, monosodium salt
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sodium Oxybate
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