| narcotic | 1. Pertaining to or producing narcosis. 2. <pharmacology> An agent that produces insensibility or stupor, applied especially to the opioids, i.e. To any natural or synthetic drug that has morphine like actions. Origin: Gr. Narkotikos = benumbing, deadening (18 Nov 1997) |
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| narcotic analgesic agent | <pharmacology> Medications that relieve pain but have addictive potential if used regularly. Examples include: meperidine, morphine, propoxyphene, codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, nalbuphine, butorphanol and heroin. (27 Sep 1997) |
| narcotic analgesics | <pharmacology> Medications that relieve pain but have addictive potential if used regularly. Examples include: meperidine, morphine, propoxyphene, codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, nalbuphine, butorphanol and heroin. (27 Sep 1997) |
| narcotic antagonists | Agents inhibiting the effect of narcotics on the central nervous system. (12 Dec 1998) |
| narcotic blockade | The use of drugs to inhibit the effects of narcotic substances, as with naloxone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| narcotic hunger | The physiological craving for narcotics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| narcotic reversal | The use of narcotic antagonists, such as naloxone, to terminate the action of narcotics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| narcotics | Originally, agents that caused somnolence or induced sleep; now, any derivative, natural or synthetic, of opium or morphine or any substance that has their effects. Narcotics have potent analgesic effects associated with significant changes in mood and behaviour, and with the potential for dependence and tolerance following repeated administration. (12 Dec 1998) |
| analgesics, non-narcotic | Drugs that have principally analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory actions. They do not bind to opioid receptors and are not classified under the controlled substances act. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| drug and narcotic control | Control of drug and narcotic use by international agreement, or by institutional systems for handling prescribed drugs. This includes regulations concerned with the manufacturing, dispensing, approval (drug approval), and marketing of drugs. (12 Dec 1998) |