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droperi·dol
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droperidolnoun
An antidopaminergic drug used as an antiemetic and antipsychotic.
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Droperidol
Droperidol is an antidopaminergic drug used as an antiemetic and antipsychotic. Droperidol is also often used for neuroleptanalgesic anesthesia and sedation in intensive-care treatment.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Droperidol
A butyrophenone with general properties similar to those of HALOPERIDOL. It is used in conjunction with an opioid analgesic such as FENTANYL to maintain the patient in a calm state of neuroleptanalgesia with indifference to surroundings but still able to cooperate with the surgeon. It is also used as a premedicant, as an antiemetic, and for the control of agitation in acute psychoses. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 29th ed, p593)
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of droperidol in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of droperidol in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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