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Remifentanil MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Remifentanil
Tree Number(s)
D02.241.081.751.756
D03.383.621.828
Unique ID
D000077208
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000077208
Scope Note
A piperidine-propionate derivative and opioid analgesic structurally related to FENTANYL. It functions as a short-acting MU OPIOID RECEPTOR agonist, and is used as an analgesic during induction or maintenance of general anesthesia, following surgery, during childbirth, and in mechanically ventilated patients under intensive care.
Entry Term(s)
3-(4-Methoxycarbonyl-4-((1-oxopropyl)phenylamino)-1-piperidine)propanoic Acid Methyl Ester
GI 87084B
GI-87084B
GI87084B
Remifentanil Hydrochloride
Remifentanil Monohydrochloride
Ultiva
Pharm Action
Analgesics, Opioid
Related Numbers
132539-07-2
132875-61-7
5V444H5WIC
CAS Type 1 Name
1-Piperidinepropanoic acid, 4-(methoxy-carbonyl)-4-((1-oxopropyl)phenylamino)-, methyl ester
Public MeSH Note
2019; REMIFENTANIL was indexed under PIPERIDINES 1991-2018
History Note
2019 (1991)
Date Established
2019/01/01
Date of Entry
2018/07/09
Revision Date
2018/07/02
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