Brompton mixture
or Brompton's mixture
[ bromp-tuh n ]
/ ˈbrɒmp tən /
noun Pharmacology.
an analgesic mixture, usually containing morphine and cocaine and sometimes other narcotic substances in an alcohol solution, administered primarily to advanced cancer patients.
Also called
Brompton cocktail,
Brompton's cocktail.
Origin of Brompton mixture
First recorded in 1975–80; after
Brompton Hospital, London, where the mixture was developed
Medical definitions for brompton cocktail
Brompton cocktail
[ brŏmp′tən, brŏm′- ]
n.
A mixture of morphine and cocaine usually used for analgesia in terminal cancer patients.