Levallorphan
"Levallorphan" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An opioid antagonist with properties similar to those of NALOXONE; in addition it also possesses some agonist properties. It should be used cautiously; levallorphan reverses severe opioid-induced respiratory depression but may exacerbate respiratory depression such as that induced by alcohol or other non-opioid central depressants. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p683)
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D007977
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MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.577.249.413 D03.549.686.429 D03.605.497.429 D04.615.723.795.413
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