Familiarity information: PILOT used as a noun is common. â¢ PILOT (verb) The verb PILOT has 2 senses: 1. fly a plane. 2. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance. Familiarity information: PILOT used as a verb is rare.
Apomorphine is used to treat wearing-off episodes (muscle stiffness, loss of muscle control) in people with advanced Parkinson's disease. Apomorphine may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Apomorphine (Apokyn, Ixense, Spontane, Uprima) is a non-selective dopamine agonist which activates both D1-like and D2-like receptors, with some preference for the latter subtypes.It is historically a morphine decomposition product by boiling with concentrated acid, hence the-morphine suffix.ithin 3â20 minutes of injection apomorphine demonstrates a magnitude of effect (ability to convert the patient with Parkinson's disease to the on state) that is comparable to l-dopa. A single subcutaneous injection lasts for up to 90 minutes.