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papaverine::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | kavrin |
| Type of | muscle relaxant |
Examples of papaverine
papaverine
The latex also includes codeine and non-narcotic alkaloids such as papaverine, thebaine and noscapine.
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Isoquinolines such as papaverine and noscapine have no significant central nervous system effects, and are not regulated under the Controlled Substances Act.
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Papaverine, noscapine, and approximately 24 other alkaloids are also present in opium but have little to no effect on the human central nervous system, and as such are not considered to be opiates.
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- An alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive
- Papaverine is an opium alkaloid used primarily in the treatment of visceral spasm, vasospasm (especially those involving the heart and the brain), and occasionally in the treatment of erectile dysfunction. ...
- Synthetic analog of an antispasmodic substance found in the opium poppy. Used to relax involuntary muscles (blood vessels, intestine, etc.)
- A vasodilator drug used to relax blood vessels during vasospasm.
- A drug that causes blood vessels to dilate. In the setting of severe vasospasm, a neuroradiologist may perform an angiogram and then inject papaverine into the narrowed arteries to help them dilate.
