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Naloxone

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Noun

1. naloxone, narcan

a potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine

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Naloxone

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noun
a chemical substance that counteracts the effects of opiates by binding to opiate receptors on cells

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Naloxone

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noun
a white, crystalline, nonaddictive, synthetic drug, C19H21NO4·HCl, used to counteract the effects of narcotic overdoses
: in full naloxone hydrochloride

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Naloxone

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n.
A drug, C19H21NO4, used in its hydrochloride form as an antagonist to opioids such as morphine and in combination with buprenorphine for long-term treatment of opioid addiction.

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