droperidol

droperidol
A butyrophenone drug used in neuroleptanalgesia and preanesthetic medication; the pharmacology is similar to that of haloperidol; a dopamine receptor blocker. Exhibits antiemetic effects.

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dro·per·i·dol drō-'per-ə-.dȯl n a butyrophenone tranquilizer C22H22FN3O2 used as a premedication for surgery, as an antiemetic in cancer chemotherapy, and as an antipsychotic in severely disturbed psychotic states

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dro·per·i·dol (dro-perґĭ-dol) [USP] a drug of the butyrophenone series, used for its antianxiety, sedative, and antiemetic effects as a premedication prior to surgery and during induction and maintenance of anesthesia, for the prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting, and to produce conscious sedation; administered intravenously or intramuscularly. A combination of droperidol and fentanyl citrate is administered intramuscularly to produce neuroleptanalgesia.

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