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Nalorphine
Nalorphine (N-allylnormorphine; also sold as Nalline and known as Lethidrone) is a semisynthetic opioid antagonist synthesized in the 1940s, used in the 1950s and 1960s to reverse opioid respiratory depression before being displaced by naloxone.
Naloxegol
Naloxegol (Movantik, Moventig) is a PEGylated naloxone derivative and peripherally acting mu-opioid receptor antagonist approved in 2014 as the first once-daily oral PAMORA for opioid-induced constipation in adults.
Naloxone
Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is an opioid antagonist medication that rapidly reverses opioid overdoses; a nasal spray was approved over the counter in 2023.
Nalpamaradi Taila
Nalpamaradi Taila (Nālpāmarādi taila, Nalpamaradi Kera Tailam), a classical Ayurvedic medicated oil from the Sahasrayoga, built on four Ficus barks plus turmeric and Triphala, applied externally for skin diseases such as eczema and itching.
Naltrexone
Naltrexone, an opioid antagonist (Revia, Vivitrol), blocks mu-opioid receptors; FDA approved 1984 for opioid addiction, 1994 oral and 2006 injectable for alcohol use disorder, reducing craving and heavy drinking.
Nalu Medical
Nalu Medical is a Carlsbad, California medical-device company founded in 2014 that makes a battery-free micro-implantable pulse generator for chronic pain neurostimulation, acquired by Boston Scientific in 2025.
Nalu Surf
Nalu Surf is the shared name of unrelated surf businesses worldwide: Nalu Surf school and cafe on Jukdo Beach, Yangyang, South Korea; Nalu Surf School in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica; Nalu Surf Shop & School in Unawatuna, Sri Lanka; and Nalu Surf Bar & Grill in Delaware, USA; named from Hawaiian nalu, wave.
Nalugu Stambhalata (నాలుగు స్తంభాలాట)
Nalugu Stambhalata (నాలుగు స్తంభాలాట), also spelled Nalugu Stambalata, is a 1982 Telugu romantic drama directed by Jandhyala, produced by N. Krishnam Raju, starring Naresh, Pradeep, Poornima, and Tulasi, with music by Rajan–Nagendra; a hit that ran 175 days in three centers.
Nalukettu
Naalukettu (നാലുകെട്ട്) is a 1958 Malayalam novel by M.T. Vasudevan Nair that follows Appunni, a boy expelled from his matrilineal Nair ancestral home, set in Kudallur, Kerala.
Naluzotan
Naluzotan (PRX-00023), a nonazapirone 5-HT1A receptor partial agonist developed by Predix/EPIX Pharmaceuticals via in silico discovery; failed Phase 3 trials in generalized anxiety disorder and later trials in depression and focal epilepsy, and development was discontinued.
Nalwanga Corona
Nalwanga Corona is a 380 km-wide corona on Venus at 48.70°N, 247.00°E, IAU-approved in 1997 and named for the Ganda (Uganda) goddess of childbirth.
Nalyvaiko Uprising
The Nalyvaiko Uprising (1594–1596) was a Cossack and peasant rebellion across Right-Bank Ukraine, Podillia, and southern Belarus, led by Severyn Nalyvaiko and crushed by Stanisław Żółkiewski at Solonytsia in 1596.
Nam Byeong-Cheol (lunar crater)
Nam Byeong-Cheol (남병철 충돌구) is a 132 km impact crater on the lunar far side, IAU-named August 14, 2024 for Joseon astronomer Nam Byeong-cheol; the first Korean-named lunar feature and largest crater named since 1980.
Nam Cao
Nam Cao (1917–1951) was the pen name of Trần Hữu Tri, a leading Vietnamese realist writer best known for the novella Chí Phèo and the novel Sống mòn.
Nam Eun
Nam Eun (남은, 南誾) was a late Goryeo civil official who became a first-class founding merit subject of Joseon, allied with Jeong Do-jeon, and was executed in 1398.
Nam Gon
Nam Gon (1471–1527) was a Joseon dynasty official who rose to Chief State Councillor under King Jungjong and co-instigated the purge of Jo Gwang-jo in 1519.
Nam Gu-man
Nam Gu-man (南九萬, 1629–1711), pen name Yakcheon, was a Joseon-dynasty scholar and official who served as Chief State Councilor and led the moderate Soron faction.
Nam Gyu-ri
Nam Gyu-ri (남규리, born 1984) is a South Korean singer and actress, former leader of vocal trio SeeYa (2006 debut), later known for dramas 49 Days, The Different, and Kairos, and the 2026 SeeYa reunion.
Nam Hyo-on
Nam Hyo-on (南孝溫, 1454–1492) was a Korean scholar-official and writer of early Joseon, author of the Yukshinjeon and honored among the saengyuksin, the six living ministers.
Nam I
Nam I (남이, 南怡) was a Joseon general who won first-class merit suppressing the 1467 Yi Si-ae rebellion, then was executed on treason charges in 1468.
Nam I and Gang Sun's plot
Nam I and Gang Sun's plot (남이·강순의 옥사) was a 1468 Joseon treason case in which generals Nam I and Gang Sun were accused on fabricated charges, and Nam I was executed.
Nam Ji-hyun (남지현)
Nam Ji-hyun (남지현) names two Korean entertainers: an actress born 1995 (Queen Seondeok, Shopping King Louie, Good Partner) and the 4Minute singer born 1990, now Son Ji-hyun, a barre instructor.
Nam Joo-hyuk (남주혁)
Nam Joo-hyuk (남주혁, born 1994, Busan) is a South Korean model-turned-actor, star of Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo, Start-Up, and Twenty-Five Twenty-One, winner of five new-actor awards for The Great Battle (2018), discharged from military service September 2024 and returned in Netflix's The East Palace (2026).
Nam June Paik (백남준)
Nam June Paik (백남준), 1932–2006, Korean-born American Fluxus artist called the father of video art; built the Paik-Abe video synthesizer, made Global Groove and TV Buddha, and broadcast satellite art worldwide.
Nam Phong tạp chí
Nam Phong tạp chí (南風雜誌, "Southern Wind Magazine") was a monthly literary journal published in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 1917 to 1934, edited by Phạm Quỳnh.
Nam quoc son ha
Nam quoc son ha (Nam quốc sơn hà) is an untitled anonymous Classical Chinese quatrain traditionally attributed to Ly Thuong Kiet and regarded as an early declaration of Vietnamese independence.
Nam Sơn
Nam Sơn, real name Nguyễn Vạn Thọ (1890–1973), was a Vietnamese painter who co-founded the École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine in Hanoi with Victor Tardieu in 1924.
Nam Su Hyeon
Nam Su Hyeon (남수현), South Korean recurve archer born 2005 in Seoul; at Paris 2024 won women's team gold and individual silver, losing the final 7-3 to Lim Si-hyeon after a 688 ranking round.
Nam Tae-hyun (남태현)
Nam Tae-hyun (남태현, born 1994) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, ex-WINNER main vocalist (2014-2016), founder of the band South Club and the label South Buyers Club, later convicted of philopon use and drunk driving.
Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project
The Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project (NT2) is a 1,080 MW dam in central Laos, built for $1.3 billion and exporting most of its power to Thailand.