Psychotomimetic

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Describes the actions of a drug in producing symptoms of psychosis including delusions and/or hallucinations. Some drugs of the opioid class have psychotomimetic effects such as pentazocine and butorphanol.1

1Musacchio JM. The psychotomimetic effects of opiates and the sigma receptor. Neuropsychopharmacology 1990 Jun 3,(3):191-200