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.
When used properly, opioids such as morphine have long been known to help the severe pain that follows surgery and to alleviate the suffering of people with advanced cancer. Recently, morphine and similar drugs have been used to treat chronic pain not caused by cancer. For many people, they have been remarkably helpful; for others, it either hasnât worked or has created problems over time. Taken as directed, opioids can manage pain effectively when used for a short amount of time. With long-term use, people need to be screened and monitored because a fraction of those treated will develop an addiction disorder, abuse the drugs, or give them to others.