- pilocarpine
- A drug used to increase salivation in people who have dry mouth caused by opioids or radiation therapy. Pilocarpine belongs to the family of drugs called alkaloids.
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Pilocarpine — Systematic (IUPAC) name (3S,4R) 3 ethyl 4 ((1 methyl 1H imidazol 5 yl) methyl)dihydrofuran 2(3H) one Clinical data … Wikipedia
PILOCARPINE — De formule brute C11H1622, la pilocarpine est un alcaloïde extrait des feuilles de jaborandi, Pilocarpus microphyllus , de la famille des rutacées. C’est un arbuste grêle, à petites feuilles, qui se trouve à l’état sauvage au Brésil. Il existe de … Encyclopédie Universelle
Pilocarpine — La structure de la pilocarpine, un alcaloïde. Général Nom IUPAC … Wikipédia en Français
Pilocarpine — Pi lo*car pine, n. [From NL. {Pilocarpus pennatifolius} jaborandi; L. pilus hair + Gr. karpo s fruit: cf. F. pilocarpine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi ({Pilocarpus pennatifolius}) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pilocarpine — [pī΄lō kär′pēn΄, pī΄lō kär′pin; pil΄ō kär′pēn΄, pil΄ōkär′pin] n. [< ModL Pilocarpus, genus name (< Gr pilos, felt + karpos, fruit: see PILE2 & CARPO ) + INE3] an alkaloid, C11H16N2O2, extracted from the leaves of the jaborandi plant and… … English World dictionary
pilocarpine — An alkaloid obtained from the leaves of Pilocarpus; Microphyllus or P. jaborandi (family Rutaceae), shrubs of the West Indies and tropical America; a parasympathomimetic agent used as a diaphoretic, sialogogue, and stimulant of intestinal… … Medical dictionary
pilocarpine — (entrée créée par le supplément) (pi lo kar pi n ) s. f. Terme de chimie. Sorte d alcaloïde végétal. • M. Hardy s est proposé d isoler, s il était possible, le principe actif de la plante [le jaborandi] ; l étude chimique qu il a ainsi… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
pilocarpine — n. a parasympathomimetic drug administered as eye drops or gel to reduce the pressure inside the eye in glaucoma (see miotic). It is also administered orally to treat dry mouth; side effects may include headache, frequent urination, and sweating … The new mediacal dictionary
pilocarpine hydrochloride — [USP] the monohydrochloride salt of pilocarpine, applied topically to the eye in the treatment of glaucoma or to counteract the effects of cycloplegics and mydriatics following examination or surgery; also administered orally in the treatment of… … Medical dictionary
pilocarpine nitrate — [USP] the nitrate salt of pilocarpine, having the same actions and ophthalmic uses as the hydrochloride salt … Medical dictionary
