levorphanol tartrate /lē′vôrfā″nol/ , an opioid analgesic. ▪ INDICATIONS: It is prescribed for the treatment of pain and preoperative analgesia. ▪ CONTRAINDICATIONS: Alcoholism, asthma, increased intracranial pressure, respiratory depression, anoxia, or known hypersensitivity to this drug prohibits its use. ▪ ADVERSE EFFECTS: Among the more serious adverse effects are drug dependence, orthostatic hypotension, cardiac arrhythmia, and retention of urine.
