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.
It was also successfully used as an unofficial treatment of heroin addiction, a purpose for which it was championed by the author William S. Burroughs. A recent study indicates that apomorphine might be a suitable marker for assessing central dopamine system alterations associated with chronic heroin consumption.