apomorphine

[ ap-uh-mawr-feen, -fin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. an alkaloid, C 17 H 17 NO 2 , derived from morphine and used as a fast-acting emetic.

apomorphine

/ ˌæpəˈmɔːfiːn; -fɪn /

noun

1. a white crystalline alkaloid, derived from morphine, that is used medicinally as an emetic, as an expectorant, and in Parkinson's disease. Formula: C 17 H 17 NO 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of apomorphine¹

First recorded in 1885–90; apo- + morphine

Example Sentences

Despite apomorphine working well to address OFF episodes, the injectable administration can be a challenge.

From Scientific American

After the patients several times use the drug apomorphine, a common treatment that activates dopamine, it can be substituted with a placebo, she says.

From Wall Street Journal

In a trial published in February, he showed that in people with Parkinson's disease, pre-conditioning with the drug apomorphine made patients respond to a placebo just as strongly as they did to the active drug10.

From Nature

They alleviate their symptoms by taking drugs such as apomorphine, which activate receptors for dopamine.

From Nature

In the first group are common salt, mustard, ipecacuanha, and sulphate of zinc; and apomorphine, which is given hypodermically, is an example of the second.

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