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apomorphine


- Is prepared from morphine by heating in hydrochloric acid. Available in the form of apomorphine hydrochloride. It has a selective effect on the vomiting center. Applied primarily as an emetic for quick removal from the stomach of toxic substances, and poor quality of food, especially when it is impossible to produce a gastric lavage. The action comes after a few minutes after the subcutaneous injection. As an expectorant used rarely because of the short duration of action. Children under 2 years are assignable. Apomorphine is also used in the treatment of alcoholism to produce disgust reactions to alcohol, the principle of apomorphine therapy is a combination of the perception of taste and smell of alcohol with nausea and vomiting.