meperidine
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- noun
- /ˌmɛpəˈrɪdin/
- Specialized
:
meperidina
- The doctor prescribed meperidine to help manage her severe pain after surgery.
- meperidine (Demerol) and hydromorphone
Examples
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Patients are transferred to the ward on the second postoperative day, and intramuscular meperidine and oxycodone elixir are administered.
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Perioperatively, patients in the younger group received an average of 1.47 g/kg of fentanyl and 0.57 mg/kg of meperidine; 9 of these patients required no pain medication at all during recovery.
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The initial choice is morphine sulfate, followed by hydromorphone, with meperidine as a "last resort."
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The infusion was stopped immediately, and meperidine was administered to treat a febrile nonhemolytic reaction.
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Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid agonist that is structurally related to meperidine.
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The older patients received an average of 1.45 g/kg of fentanyl, 0.38 mg/kg of meperidine, and 0.03 mg/kg of morphine.
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Other opioids include semi-synthetic prescription analgesics, including oxycodone and hydrocodone, in contrast to fully synthetic opioids such as meperidine and fentanyl.
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These investigators explored the effects of a placebo, promazine, secobarbital, and meperidine hydrochloride on a series of objective motor, intellectual, and perceptual activities, as well as on subjective responses.
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In cases of acute pain, meperidine is often used as an effective pain relief option.
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Patients recovering from major surgery may receive meperidine to alleviate their discomfort.
Synonyms
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A strong pain medicine used in hospitals for moderate to severe pain
A strong medicine doctors give for moderate to severe pain
Compounds
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Etymology
Meperidine gets its name from the chemical group piperidine, a part found in many man-made medicines, and it is related to the older name pethidine and the trade name Demerol, so you can remember it as a 'man-made' pain medicine.