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What does apomorphine mean?

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Noun
  1. (pharmacology) A particular narcotic used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
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Apokyn was given priority review because injectable apomorphine is the first therapy approved to treat these episodes acutely.
In those rare cases in which this does not take place, use the stomach-pump or tube, or give hypodermic injection of apomorphine.
The first dopamine-receptor drug that we tested was apomorphine, which interacts with all classes of dopamine receptors in a fashion similar to dopamine itself.
Apomorphine is also currently under study for use in the therapy of male impotence because of its dopamine agonistic effects.
The central emetics are apomorphine, tartar emetic, ipecacuanha, senega and squill.
Also, stereotypical behaviour and circling movement induced by apomorphine was suppressed.

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