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2. Laudanum - Wikipedia

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   Opium tincture is one of the most potent oral formulations of morphine available by prescription. Accidental or deliberate overdose is common with opium tincture given the highly concentrated nature of the solution. Overdose and death may occur with a single oral dose of between 100 and 150 mg of morphine in a healthy adult who has no tolerance ...

3. Paregoric - Wikipedia

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   Paregoric, or camphorated tincture of opium, also known as tinctura opii camphorata, is a traditional patent medicine known for its antidiarrheal, antitussive, and analgesic properties. According to Goodman and Gilman's 1965 edition, "Paregoric is a 4% opium tincture in which there is also benzoic acid, camphor, and anise oil. ... Paregoric by ...

4. Godfrey's Cordial - Wikipedia

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   Godfrey's Cordial was a patent medicine, containing laudanum (tincture of opium) in a sweet syrup, which was commonly used as a sedative to quiet infants and children in Victorian England. [1] Used mostly by mothers working in agricultural groups or industry, [ 2 ] it ensured that she could work the maximum hours of her employment, without ...

5. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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   deodorized tincture of opium can easily be confused with "diluted tincture of opium," which is 1/25th the strength of deodorized tincture of opium; deaths have resulted due to massive morphine overdose. [9] Compare laudanum and paregoric. DW distilled water [or] dextrose in water (intravenous sugar solution) elix. elixir: elixir e.m.p.

6. Opium - Wikipedia

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   Opium (also known as poppy tears, or Lachryma papaveris) is the dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum. [4] Approximately 12 percent of opium is made up of the analgesic alkaloid morphine, which is processed chemically to produce heroin and other synthetic opioids for medicinal use and for the illegal drug trade.

7. Poppy straw - Wikipedia

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   Poppy straw is then processed in a manner similar to opium to extract opiates and other alkaloids (see Morphine). Avoiding the labor-intensive harvesting of opium by hand was the topic of research for almost 100 years. [ 9 ]