pethidine
1
7.2
- noun
- /ˈpɛθɪdiːn/
- UK
- During the procedure, they gave the patient pethidine to ensure she remained comfortable.
- intravenous pethidine
- pethidine for pain
Examples
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Pethidine provides pain relief and xylocaine local anesthesia.
Academic text (2001) -
We gave her pethidine and trazodone but she won't calm down.
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Our clinical practice has been to use intravenous pethidine for pain relief after thoracotomies.
Academic text (2007) -
In the G2 patients, the analgesic protocol consisted of 25 mg intravenous pethidine every six hours.
Academic text (2007) -
However, most Bedouin women, if any, would typically ask for intravenous analgesia (parenteral pethidine).
Academic text (2009) -
If analgesia was inadequate and the pain score remained greater than 3 for 30 minutes, 25 mg pethidine was given intravenously, and the total amount of this additional analgesia received was recorded.
Academic text (2007) -
As in the case of G1 patients, if analgesia was inadequate and the pain score remained greater than 3 for at least 30 minutes, 25 mg of pethidine was given intravenously and was registered.
Academic text (2007) -
The mean additional pethidine requirement during the whole 72 hours of the study was 240 mg in the G1 patients and 58 mg in the G2 patients.
Academic text (2007) -
In the hospital, the doctor administered pethidine to help manage her severe pain after surgery.
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The nurse explained that pethidine is often used for pain relief during labor and delivery.
Synonyms
A medicine that relieves pain
How Strong
- NSFW
125
4.9
- UK
1
7.2
- Specialized
12
6.5
- Specialized
22
3.2
- UK
2
2.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pethidine is built from parts of its chemical name, especially phenyl and piperidine, which name parts of the molecule. The piperidine part even comes from the same root as 'pepper' because this chemical family was first found in pepper, which makes the name easier to remember. So, the name points to a specific synthetic 'painkiller' used in hospitals.