A 43-year-old member asked:
is laudanum ever still used in medicine today?
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Dr. Addagada Rao answered
56 years experience General Surgery
Yes infrequently: Laudanum is tincture of opium, 10% opium in alcohol, 10mg per ml a schedule ii drug , need physician prescription ( rarely given as good alternative drugs are available ).
Answered on Nov 12, 2019
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Dr. Gary-Anthony Lawson-Boucher answered
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Laudinium: No. It is no longer used in midern medicine, because of the unpredictability of its effects/side effects.
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ronald Herring answered
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Paregoric: Paregoric and Laudanum are two different drugs. They are still manufactured and are available in the US. Paregoric is a tincture of opium but the exac ... Read More
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Dr. Robert McMurtrie answered
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Yes: Laudanum was an opiate used widely in the 19th century by both civilians and military.
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