Lorfan
9.9
A medicine related to morphine that reverses dangerously slow breathing without taking away pain relief
- noun
- Specialized
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Lorfan
- In cases of morphine overdose, lorfan can effectively restore normal breathing without diminishing pain relief.
Examples
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The doctor administered lorfan to counteract the respiratory depression caused by the patient's morphine intake.
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Narcan or lorfan.
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Lorfan is often used in emergency situations to reverse the effects of a morphine overdose.
Synonyms
9.9
A drug that stops breathing problems from an overdose of a strong pain medicine while keeping pain relief
is the trade name form of the same drug rather than the generic name
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lorfan is a modern brand name, so its parts were made to be easy to remember; a helpful way to remember it is to think of lor like 'lower' and fan like a small machine that moves air, so Lorfan is the medicine that 'brings back breathing' after too much morphine while keeping the pain relief.
