1. paregoric - Noun
2. paregoric - Adjective
Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir.
A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also paregoric elexir.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA 25-fold morphine overdose may occur if opium tincture is used where paregoric is indicated. Source: Internet
Recent enforcement action by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) against manufacturers of paregoric and opium tincture suggests that opium tincture's availability in the U.S. may be in jeopardy. Source: Internet
The children were drugged with paregoric to keep them quiet while slave patrols rode by. Source: Internet