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Generic Name butorphanol

Trade Name Stadol

Indication moderate to severe pain, labor pain, sedation

Action alters perception and response to pain by binding to opiate receptors in CNS

Therapeutic Class Opioid Analgesic

Pharmacologic Class opioid agonists/antagonists

Nursing Considerations • use caution with concurrent use of MAOIs • may cause confusion, hallucinations, sedation • monitor for CNS depression • assess blood pressure pulse and respirations during administration • administer slowly through an IV line