apomorphine
noun
apo·mor·phine
ˌa-pə-ˈmȯr-ˌfēn 
: a crystalline morphine derivative that is a dopamine agonist and is injected subcutaneously in the form of its hydrochloride C17H17NO2·HCl·1/2H2O to treat episodes of immobility associated with advanced Parkinson's disease
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Several other drugs, including amantadine and apomorphine, can have similarly arousing effects, though none has worked in more than a tiny sliver of patients.
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
About as many dogs (114) were treated with the drug apomorphine to induce them to vomit.
—Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 24 Dec. 2017
The preferred filler was apomorphine which induces vomiting.
—David Hambling, WIRED, 26 June 2008
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
About as many dogs (114) were treated with the drug apomorphine to induce them to vomit.
—Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 24 Dec. 2017
The preferred filler was apomorphine which induces vomiting.
—David Hambling, WIRED, 26 June 2008
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“Apomorphine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apomorphine. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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apomorphine
noun
apo·mor·phine
ˌap-ə-ˈmȯr-ˌfēn
: a crystalline morphine derivative that is a dopamine agonist and is injected subcutaneously in the form of its hydrochloride C17H17NO2·HCl·1/2H2O to treat episodes of immobility associated with advanced Parkinson's disease
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