Butorphanol

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Treatment of moderate to severe pain, adjunct to anaesthesia.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Diarrhoea associated with pseudomembranous colitis. Acute respiratory depression.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Patients with renal/hepatic impairment, during labor, hypertension, acute myocardial infarction.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Physical dependence, respiratory depression, confusion, convulsions, hallucinations, hepatotoxicity, hypertension, paradoxical CNS excitation.

Drug Category/Class

  • Analgesics
  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Narcotics
  • Antitussive Agents
  • Narcotic Antagonists
  • Cough and Cold Preparations
  • Respiratory System
  • Opioids
  • Opium Alkaloids and Derivatives
  • Morphinan Derivatives
  • Nervous System
  • Morphinan derivatives
Prescribed For the relief of moderate to severe pain.
Weight :327.4605
Structure Butorphanol
Generic Drug Butorphanol prescribed For the relief of moderate to severe pain.
Formula

C21H29NO2

Butorphanol has 5 Brands listed


Butodol (1 mg)Butodol (2 mg)
Butoldol (2 mg)Butrum (1 mg)
Butrum (2 mg)

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