noun
- Plural of nalorphine; synthetic opioid antagonist drugs used medically to reverse opioid overdose or block opioid effects.
Usage: pharmaceutical/medical term; typically used in clinical or research contexts
Examples
- Nalorphines were among the first medications developed to counteract opioid poisoning.
- The pharmacologist studied how nalorphines bind to opioid receptors in the brain.
- Emergency rooms stock nalorphines as part of their overdose response protocols.
- Nalorphines have largely been replaced by newer antagonists like naloxone in modern medicine.
- Researchers tested nalorphines to understand opioid receptor mechanisms.