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Descriptor
English
:
Opium
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Opio
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Ópio
Synonyms
English
:
Omnopon
Opium (Homeopathy)
Pantopon
Papaveretum
Tree Number:
D20.215.784.500.534
HP4.018.561.438
Definition
English
:
The air-dried exudate from the unripe seed capsule of the opium poppy,
Papaver
somniferum, or its variant, P. album. It contains a number of
alkaloids
, but only a few -
MORPHINE
;
CODEINE
; and
PAPAVERINE
- have clinical significance. Opium has been used as an analgesic, antitussive, antidiarrheal, and antispasmodic.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
OPIUM DEPENDENCE
is also available
Pharmacological Action:
Analgesics, Opioid
Antidiarrheals
Antitussive Agents
Narcotics
See Related
English
:
Opiate Alkaloids
History Note
English
:
PANTOPON was see under OPIUM 1963-79
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AA
analogs & derivatives
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
EC
economics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
10072
Unique Identifier:
D009892
Occurrence in VHL
:
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