NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does narcotic antagonist mean? 

• NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST (noun)
  The noun NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST has 1 sense:

1. an antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration)

  Familiarity information: NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("narcotic antagonist" is a kind of...):

antagonist (a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "narcotic antagonist"):

Nalline; nalorphine (a narcotic antagonist (trade name Nalline) that counteracts the effects of narcotics (especially the effects of poisoning by morphine))

naloxone; Narcan (a potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine)

naltrexone (an oral antagonist against the action of opiates)

 Context examples 

It belongs to the family of drugs called narcotic antagonists.

(Naloxone, NCI Dictionary)

It is a narcotic antagonist that is effective orally, longer lasting and more potent than naloxone, and has been proposed for the treatment of heroin addiction.

(Naltrexone hydrochloride, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)