Pharmacologic Substance
phencyclidine
phen·cy·cli·dine [ fen-sahy-kli-deen, -sik-li- ]
Subclass of:
Piperidines
Definitions related to phencyclidine:
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A hallucinogen formerly used as a veterinary anesthetic, and briefly as a general anesthetic for humans. Phencyclidine is similar to KETAMINE in structure and in many of its effects. Like ketamine, it can produce a dissociative state. It exerts its pharmacological action through inhibition of NMDA receptors (RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE). As a drug of abuse, it is known as PCP and Angel Dust.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Developed as an anesthetic for humans in 1959. Its use was discontinued due to extreme side effects that included delirium, confusion, visual disturbances, hallucinations and violence; some evidence of long-term memory disorders and schizophrenia-like syndrome has been observed. Phencyclidine, a substance of abuse also know as 'angel dust', can cause physical and psychological distresses, such as coma, seizures, convulsions, respiratory depression, and cardiac problems.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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This drug is both a legitimate prescription anesthetic and a notoriously abused street drug also known as "angel dust."CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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