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butorphanol

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butorphanol /bu·tor·pha·nol/ (bu-tor´fah-nōl) a synthetic opioid used as the tartrate salt as an analgesic and anesthesia adjunct.
butorphanol [bu-tor´fah-nol]
a synthetic opioid used as an analgesic and an adjunct to anesthesia in the form of the tartrate salt.
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These drugs can be administered by a variety of routes: Acetaminophen is given orally or rectally, acetaminophen with codeine is given orally, ketorolac is given intravenously (IV) or intramuscularly (IM), and butorphanol is given via an IV, IM, or intranasal route.
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Joseph, MO, USA), butorphanol (1 mg/kg IM once; Torbugesic, Fort Dodge, Fort Dodge, IA, USA), and supplemental fluids (50 ml/kg SC q12h).
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Similarly, mixed agonist-antagonists like pentazocine or butorphanol (Stadol) have little use.
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