Meperidine

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Overview:

Meperidine
(when available)

Pharmacology and use:
Meperidine is a synthetic opiate agonist belonging to the phenylpiperidine class. Meperidine may produce less smooth muscle spasm, constipation, and depression of the cough reflex than equivalent doses of morphine. The onset of action is lightly more rapid than with morphine, and the duration of action is slightly shorter. The chemical structure of Meperidine is similar to local anesthetics. Meperidine is recommended for relief of moderate to severe acute pain and has the unique ability to interrupt postoperative shivering and shaking chills induced by amphotericin B. Meperidine has also been used for intravenous regional anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks and intraarticular, epidural and spinal analgesia. Meperidine is considered a second-line agent for the treatment of acute pain. Used to control moderate to severe pain.

Mechanism Of Action:
Meperidine is primarily a kappa-opiate receptor agonist and also has local anesthetic effects. Meperidine has more affinity for the kappa-receptor than morphine. Opiate receptors are coupled with G-protein receptors and function as both positive and negative regulators of synaptic transmission via G-proteins that activate effector proteins. Binding of the opiate stimulates the exchange of GTP for GDP on the G-protein complex. As the effector system is adenylate cyclase and cAMP located at the inner surface of the plasma membrane, opioids decrease intracellular cAMP by inhibiting adenylate cyclase. Subsequently, the release of nociceptive neurotransmitters such as substance P, GABA, dopamine, acetylcholine and noradrenaline is inhibited. Opioids also inhibit the release of vasopressin, somatostatin, insulin and glucagon. Meperidine's analgesic activity is, most likely, due to its conversion to morphine. Opioids close N-type voltage-operated calcium channels (OP2-receptor agonist) and open calcium-dependent inwardly rectifying potassium channels (OP3 and OP1 receptor agonist). This results in hyperpolarization and reduced neuronal excitability.

News Articles on Meperidine

Codeine, Ultrarapid-Metabolism Genotype, and Postoperative Death  -  ‎Aug 19, 2009‎
The outpatient surgery was uncomplicated, and 6 hours after surgery the boy received 10 mg of meperidine . . . [Full Text of this Article] New England Journal of Medicine (subscription)

Ask the Expert: Psychosomatic Medicine/Delirium  -  ‎Aug 28, 2009‎
Opioid agent rotation, such as switching from morphine and meperidine to fentanyl or hydromorphone. Melatonin or melatonin agonists (eg, ramelteon) to Focus (subscription)

Codeine unsafe for kids sent home after tonsillectomy for sleep ...  -  ‎Aug 19, 2009‎
The boy received injections of other painkillers in hospital, meperidine and dimenhydrinate, but the effects of these narcotics taper off quickly and would The Canadian Press

Medicines Top Source of Kids' Poisonings  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Students used drugs such as hydrocodone, oxycodone (Oxycontin), hydromorphone, meperidine, morphine and codeine without a prescription, the researchers U.S. News & World Report

Pain Management in Acute Care  -  13 Jul 2009
This drug is being used more frequently for PCA, as meperidine has been implicated in causing seizures. Hydromorphone may cause transient hyperglycemia, ADVANCE for LPNs

The risk of tramadol abuse and dependence: Findings in two patients  -  13 Jul 2009
The patient had a 30-year history of intermittent substance abuse, including IV pentazocine, IV meperidine, and oral hydrocodone and oxycodone. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

But how might Demerol/meperidine have caused cardiac arrest, the ...  -  ‎Jun 26, 2009‎
Meperidine (muh-PAIR-i-deen) is an unusual compound that has been known since 1951 to have cardiotoxic properties. Unlike morphine and codeine, opioid drugs ScienceBlogs

Propofol Found in Jackson's Home  -  ‎Jul 6, 2009‎
Other reports have said that Jackson was also addicted to painkillers oxycodone (OxyContin) and meperidine (Demerol). Howard S. Nearman, MD, MedPage Today

No more pain  -  ‎Jul 4, 2009‎
Its generic name is meperidine hydrocholoride. You cannot take alcohol with meperidine as it can cause death. Meperidine and other opioids can also cause Malaysia Star

Terra Sigillata cited as source for ABC News Michael Jackson story ...  -  ‎Jul 7, 2009‎
The post cited was from 26 June where I discussed the first Michael Jackson revelation that he had repeatedly been given the unusual opioid drug, meperidine ScienceBlogs

Michael Jackson: Cherilyn Lee, Diprivan® (propofol), and Myers ...  -  ‎Jul 1, 2009‎
As I wrote last week in my blog post on Demerol ® (meperidine), Jackson's reported long-term use of this analgesic for back pain may have already primed him ScienceBlogs

Lifestyle May Have Played Role in Jackson's Sudden Death  -  ‎Jun 26, 2009‎
Dr. Zipes said the meperidine injection, if that really happened, was unlikely to have been the sole cause of Jackson's death. "If you're dehydrated, MedPage Today

Available in M'sia but not freely  -  ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
This is probably due to it being marketed here as Pethidine and as Meperidine in other countries. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Hj Abdul Rashid Daily Express

Michael Jackson reportedly got a Myers cocktail. So what is that ...  -  ‎Jul 6, 2009‎
I do have some concern if Mr. Jackson already had pre-existing cardiac problems and/or was receiving drugs such as Demerol (meperidine) or Diprivan Los Angeles Times

Michael Jackson's Cause of Death - Why a Cardiac Arrest  -  ‎Jun 26, 2009‎
In the United States and Canada, it is more commonly known as meperidine or by its brand name Demerol. Pethidine is indicated for the treatment of moderate European Irish News - Music, Sport, Culture & Business

Michael Jackson's death highlights a growing problem with ...  -  ‎Jul 1, 2009‎
In the United States and Canada this drug is commonly known as meperidine. The brand name is Demerol. There is some evidence to show that Mr. Jackson's Examiner.com

FDLE and Florida Medical Examiner Release Drug Report  -  ‎Jun 30, 2009‎
Ketamine, Fentanyl, Heroin, Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, Meperidine, Methadone, Morphine, Oxycodone, Propoxyphene, Tramadol, and Phencyclidine (PCP). WJHG-TV

Mainly medical unknowns regarding Michael Jackson's apparent ...  -  ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
Despite these assurances, rumors abound, including speculation that Jackson was injected frequently with the painkiller Demerol (Sanofi-Aventis, meperidine) TheHeart.Org

Cardiologists Question Jackson's CPR in Bed  -  ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
Chernoff today insisted that Dr. Murray did not administer or prescribe the painkiller meperidine (Demerol) to Jackson. The Los Angeles Police Department MedPage Today

Will the death of Michael Jackson finally get parents to safeguard ...  -  ‎Jun 28, 2009‎
Examples include oxycodone (Oxycontin), propoxyphene (Darvon), hydrocodone (Vicodin), hydromorphan (Dilaudid), and meperidine (Demerol). Examiner.com

Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Guidelines Updated  -  ‎Jul 1, 2009‎
Butorphanol causes a transient sinusoidal FHR pattern and slightly increases mean heart rate vs meperidine. Cocaine use reduces long-term FHR variability. Medscape

Training Course for Propofol Administration Available Nationally  -  ‎Jun 30, 2009‎
Moderate level sedation during endoscopy: a prospective study using low-dose propofol, meperidine/fentanyl, and midazolam. Gastrointest Endosc 2004;59: dBusinessNews New Orleans (press release)

Controversial, Even in Death  -  ‎Jul 5, 2009‎
Speculations are rife that Murray, presently being questioned by police, injected Jackson with Demerol, a brand of meperidine used in the treatment of Newswatch (subscription)

Drug abuse, coenablers, and lung disease in Michael Jackson  -  ‎Jun 28, 2009‎
Jackson, according to news reports, died after a Demerol (aka meperidine, aka pethidine) injection. They papers call this a “potent pain reliever� but Blogger News Network

Cleaveland: Our secret drug problem  -  ‎Jun 17, 2009‎
...morphine, meperidine (Demerol) and newer agents such as Oxycodone (Oxycontin, Percocet), Hydrocodone (Vicodin), and Fentanyl (Duragesic). Chattanooga Times Free Press

My doctor the pusher  -  ‎Jun 30, 2009‎
Opioids include: oxycodone (OxyContin), propoxyphene (Darvon), hydrocodone (Vicodin), hydromorphone (Dilaudid), meperidine (Demerol), and diphenoxylate Manila Times

Michael Jackson had more than one doctor who prescribed him drugs  -  ‎Jul 7, 2009‎
The report found that Jackson had four substances in his system: Meperidine (Demerol), Normeperidine, promethazine (an antihistamine) and cocaine. HotIndieNews.com

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) and horses  -  ‎Jun 18, 2009‎
...yet they were superior to saline and they were better than a very powerful positive control narcotic agent (meperidine), which suggests that stacking Horsetalk

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Mort de Michael Jackson: Le Demerol c'est quoi ?  -  ‎Jun 26, 2009‎
Nom commercial de la meperidine, un analgésique synthétique utilisé fréquemment comme substitut de la morphine. La police est à la recherche du médiecin Infos Jeunes France (Communiqué de presse)

Send tips til Dagbladet.no MMS/SMS: 2400 Tlf: 2400 0000 e-post ...  -  ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
Som for eksempel: Placidyl, Valmid, Dalmane, Valium, Mandrax, Hycomine, Kodein, Darvon, Dilaudid, Demerol, Meperidine, Dexdrine, Dexamil, Eskotrol, Dagbladet.no

Пълните заключениÑ? от аутопÑ?иÑ?та на Джако Ñ?Ñ?ни до Ñ?едмици  -  ‎Jun 27, 2009‎
Demerol е търговÑ?кото име на препарата, познат Ñ?ъщо и като Pethidine, Meperidine, Lydol, Рethanol, Рiridosal, Algi, Alodan, Centralgin, Dispadol, Dolantin, Блиц

How to Dispose Old Medicine  -  ‎Apr 14, 2009‎
Avinza Capsules, Baraclude Tablets, Reyataz Capsules, Tequin Tablets, Zerit for Oral Solution, Meperidine HCI Tablets, Percocet, Xyrem, and Fentora. KNDO/KNDU

Liberty man faces gun, drug charges  -  ‎Apr 8, 2009‎
When they searched the house, they found 6.5 pounds of marijuana, 34 doses of Hydrocodone, 2 doses of Meperidine, 25 long and short guns and $5204 in cash, Burlington Times News

Liberty man faces additional charge  -  ‎Apr 10, 2009‎
When they searched the house, they found 6.5 pounds of marijuana, 34 doses of Hydrocodone, 2 doses of Meperidine, 25 long and short guns and $5204 in cash, Burlington Times News

Pharmacokinetic Drug Interactions of Synthetic Opiate Analgesics  -  ‎Apr 17, 2009‎
This review will focus on the pharmacokinetic drug–drug interactions of methadone, propoxyphene, levomethadyl, meperidine, other phenylpiperidines (such as Psychosomatics (subscription)

Surgical Treatment of Midclavicular Fractures in the Elderly: A ...  -  ‎Apr 14, 2009‎
All patients were placed on the standard protocol at our institution for analgesia: patient-controlled meperidine, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Ortho SuperSite

A Life-Changing Case for Doctors in Training  -  ‎Mar 2, 2009‎
She was also given meperidine, an opiate drug used to stop shaking movements. The physicians who evaluated her — doctors in training known as residents New York Times

US-based Ghanaian nurse defrauds dead woman $1.7M  -  ‎Mar 10, 2009‎
The drugs included the pain-relievers Meperidine and hydrocodone, the anxiety drug Oxazepam, and the sleeping drug Temazepam. The lawsuit included dozens of Joy Online

When Is a Headache Over?  -  Feb 2, 2009
Double-blind, multicenter trial to compare the efficacy of intramuscular dihydroergotamine plus hydroxyzine versus intramuscular meperidine plus hydroxyzine Medscape

Pain relief during labour for treating severe pre-eclampsia  -  Jan 21, 2009
The main drug used is meperidine, also called pethidine. You can control how much pain relief you get. We don't know if the kind of pain relief used in guardian.co.uk,

Massena SP arrest two at border  -  Jan 18, 2009
Investigators allege Square was in possession of 7 tablets of meperidine during a secondary inspection by officers of US Customs and Border Protection. Newswatch 50,

Exploring the Palette of Pain Control: A Colorful Array of Options  -  Feb 1, 2009
Propoxyphene (a mild analgesic with a long half life), meperidine (which breaks down into toxic metabolites that can accumulate and cause seizures), Oncology Nursing News,

Area Arrests for Jan. 31  -  Jan 30, 2009
...intent to distribute, possession of tools for the commission of a crime, possession of marijuana, possession of meperidine and possession of diazepam. The Daily Citizen,

Magnesium sulphate for treating severe pre-eclampsia or eclampsia  -  Jan 21, 2009
...[1] For example, it works better than the drugs phenytoin and diazepam and better than a mixture of meperidine, chlorpromazine and promethazine.[2] guardian.co.uk,

What's the evidence for painkillers for long-term back pain?  -  Jan 21, 2009
The drugs tested included: paracetamol, diflunisal (an NSAID), ketorolac (an NSAID) and another drug called meperidine (which is not available in the UK). guardian.co.uk,

What's the evidence for magnesium sulphate for treating severe pre ...  -  Jan 21, 2009
...[1] A combination of three drugs (meperidine, chlorpromazine and promethazine). Duley L, Gulmezoglu AM, Henderson-Smart D. Magnesium sulphate and other guardian.co.uk,

FDA Approvals: Lusedra and Pegintron/Rebitol  -  Dec 20, 2008
Fospropofol is not compatible with midazolam HCl or meperidine HCl. Fospropofol is provided as a ready-to-use formulation in single-use vials containing 35 Medscape

Mistakes in Medication  -  Nov 11, 2008
Flurazepam (Dalmane), Meprobamate (Equanil), Chlorpropamide (Diabenese), Meperidine (Demerol), Pentazocine (Talwin), Dicyclomine (Bentyl) and more. Aiken Standard (subscription),

TCT: Hypothermia Failed to Prevent Kidney Damage in Cardiac Patients  -  Oct 14, 2008
Shivering, which is considered the most common side effect of hypothermia, was controlled with buspirone and meperidine. The procedure was "safe and well MedPage Today,

A Prospective, Randomized Trial Examining the Safety and Efficacy ...  -  Oct 14, 2008
Shivering suppressing protocol, consisting of buspirone, meperidine, and surface forced air warming blanket, was utilized 45-60 minutes prior to the Cardiosource,

Teva Neuroscience Launches Spanish Parkinson's Disease Patient and ...  -  Sep 29, 2008
Important Safety Information: -- Patients should not take AZILECT if they are currently taking meperidine as it could possibly result in a serious reaction MarketWatch

Paging Dr. Alan Frischer...  -  Sep 25, 2008
Opioids, also known as narcotic analgesics, include oxycodone (OxyContin), hydrocodone (Vicodin), and meperidine (Demerol) and are prescribed primarily to Downey Patriot,

Commonly Abused Prescription Medications-Painkillers  -  Sep 25, 2008
Other examples of opioids that can be prescribed to relieve pain include propoxyphene (Darvon); hydromorphone (Dilaudid); and meperidine (Demerol), TransWorldNews (press release),

Medicine Cabinet Abuse  -  Sep 4, 2008
...“According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, Americans are buying 90 percent more painkillers containing codeine, morphine, oxycodone and meperidine than they TransWorldNews (press release),

FDA Safety Changes: Mirena, Zyvox, Orencia  -  Sep 5, 2008
...tricyclic antidepressants, serotonin 5-HT1 receptor agonists (triptans), meperidine, and buspirone. Because of potential increases in pressor response, Medscape (subscription)

Léger Survey Reports 84 Per Cent of Ontario Physicians Feel ...  -  Sep 3, 2008
...morphine, meperidine and acetaminophen-codeine)(1). "Prescription opioid dependence is a growing health concern in Ontario," said Donnie Edwards, PharmaLive.com (press release),

Raising the Dead  -  Sep 2, 2008
Some studies have shown that Demerol (meperidine) can also effectively lower the shiver threshold in patients. Tight temperature management is also a EMS Magazine,

The Human Abstract  -  Sep 6, 2008
...(alant megtekinthetőek) A 2005-ös demo lemezükről két számot hangszereltek újra ezek a Meperidine Cathedral (későbbi Movement from Discord) és Winter Fevers Nuskull.hu,

Xìu Tại Thuốc  -  Aug 29, 2008
Thí dụ: Codeine, Meperidine, Methiadone, Morphine, Oxycodone. - Các Hormones: Corticosteroides, Estrogens, Anti Estrogens Cyproterone (Androcur), Take2Tango

Agents seize $24M worth of unapproved drugs from KV Pharmaceutical  -  Jul 29, 2008
Ethezyme 650 Papain-Urea ointment, Ethezyme 830 Papain-Urea ointment, Hista-Vent DA tablets, Meperidine/Promethazine capsules, Pseudovent capsules, Bizjournals.com,

FDA, 허가없ì?´ 제조한 ì?˜ì•½í’ˆ 무ë?”기 압류  -  Jul 31, 2008
Meperidine/Promethazine Capsules, Pseudovent Capsules, Pseudovent 400 Capsules, Pseudovent PED Capsules, Tri-Vent DM Syrup, Tri-Vent DPC Syrup, Hydro-Tussin 메디�뉴스,

Brand Names/Synonyms:
Meperidine is also known by the following brand names and/or synonymsCentralgin; Demarol; Demerol; Dispadol; Dolantin; Dolcontral; Dolosal; Dolsin; HSDB 3116; Isonipecaine; Lidol; Lydol; Meperidine; Meperidine Hcl; Meperidine Hcl Preservative Free; Meperidol; Methyl Phenylpiperidine Carbonic Acid Ethyl Ester; Nemerol; Operidine; Petantin; Pethanol; Pethidin; Pethidine; Pethidineter; Petydyna; Phetidine; Piperosal; Pipersal; Piridosal

Drug Category:
Meperidine is categorized under the following by the FDA: Narcotics; Adjuvants; Analgesics; Opiate Agonists; ATC:N02AB

Dosage Forms:
SYRUP,TABLET

Absorption:
Oral bioavailability is 50-60% in patients with normal hepatic function.

Interactions:
Interactions for Meperidine:

Interaction with Other Central Nervous System Depressants: MEPERIDINE SHOULD BE USED WITH GREAT CAUTION AND IN REDUCED DOSAGE IN PATIENTS WHO ARE CONCURRENTLY RECEIVING OTHER NARCOTIC ANALGESICS, GENERAL ANESTHETICS, PHENOTHIAZINES, OTHER TRANQUILIZERS, SEDATIVE-HYPNOTICS (INCLUDING BARBITURATES), TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND OTHER CNS DEPRESSANTS (INCLUDING ALCOHOL). RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION, HYPOTENSION, AND PROFOUND SEDATION OR COMA MAY RESULT.





Chemical IUPAC Name:
ethyl1-methyl-4-phenyl-piperidine-4-carboxylate

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