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Butorphanol (Stadol)

04.12.2023 - By Jon Haws, RN CCRN AlumnusPlay

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Visit: https://nursing.com/140meds to request your free copy of "140 Must Know Meds" 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

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