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doxapram

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doxapram /dox·a·pram/ (dok´sah-pram) a respiratory stimulant, used after anesthesia or in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; used as the hydrochloride salt.

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If you've tried hanging a calf upside down, expelling amniotic fluid out of its mouth and nose, using an oxygen mask or giving a respiratory stimulant such as Doxapram, stop.
Because it stimulates respiration more than it activates the cortical or spinal neurons, doxapram is one of the most widely accepted analeptics.
 
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