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droperi·dol

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  1. droperidolnoun

    An antidopaminergic drug used as an antiemetic and antipsychotic.

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  1. 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

  1. 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)

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of droperidol in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of droperidol in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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