dextromethorphan /dex·tro·meth·or·phan/ (-meth-or´fan) a synthetic morphine derivative used as an antitussive; used in the form of the base or as the hydrobromide salt or sulfonated styrene-divinylbenzene (polistirex) copolymer.
dextromethorphan
dex·tro·me·thor·phan (d k str -m -thôr f n)n. A drug that is used in its hydrobromide form as a cough suppressant and that is less addictive and has fewer side effects than codeine. |
dextromethorphan
a synthetic morphine derivative used as an antitussive in the form of the hydrobromide salt.
dextromethorphan
DXM, poor man's Ecstasy Substance abuse A opiate in some cough syrups which, in megadoses required to get the desired mind-altering effect, has many of the effects of Ecstasy–eg euphoria, hallucinations Route Oral
Pharmacologic effects ↓ Cough-center response; mimics codeine's effects without analgesia Uses Suppresses nonproductive cough Toxicity Respiratory depression, coma, death. See Ecstasy, Roboing.
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