Definition of Narcan

1. Noun. A potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine.

Exact synonyms: Naloxone
Generic synonyms: Narcotic Antagonist
Language type: Trade Name

Lexicographical Neighbors of Narcan

Napoleonist
Napoleonists
Napoleons
Napoli
Naprosyn
Napster
Naqua
Nar Phu
Nara
Nara period
Narail District
Naraka
Narayan
Narayana
Narayanganj District
Narcan (current term)
Narcissus
Narcissus jonquilla
Narcissus papyraceus
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Nardil
Nares Deep
Nares Strait
Narew
Narita
Narmada
Narnia
Narnian
Narnians
Narragansett

Literary usage of Narcan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial Court of the by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Ephraim Williams, Dudley Atkins Tyng, Octavius Pickering, Theron Metcalf, Luther Stearns Cushing, Horace Gray, Charles Allen, Albert Gallatin Browne (1864)
"Where a minor, in the employment of his father, shipped himself, as a narcan ii » whale-ship, without his father's consent, and deserted in the course of ..."

2. Overview of Addiction Treatment Effectiveness by Mim J. Landry (1996)
"Chemically related to naloxone (Narcan), naltrexone is a pure opioid antagonist that removes opioids that currently occupy opioid receptor sites, ..."

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