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MeSH Heading: Meperidine
Tree Number(s): D03.066.399.450; D03.383.621.349.450
Unique ID: D008614
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008614
Scope Note: A narcotic analgesic that can be used for the relief of most types of moderate to severe pain, including postoperative pain and the pain of labor. Prolonged use may lead to dependence of the morphine type; withdrawal symptoms appear more rapidly than with morphine and are of shorter duration.
Entry Term(s): Demerol; Dolantin; Dolargan; Dolcontral; Dolin; Dolosal; Dolsin; Isonipecain; Lidol; Lydol; Meperidine Hydrochloride; Operidine EPJ-I; Pethidine
Pharm Action: Analgesics, Opioid
Adjuvants, Anesthesia
Narcotics
Registry Numbers: 9E338QE28F; 0; N8E7F7Q170
Related Numbers: 50-13-5; 57-42-1; N8E7F7Q170
CAS Type 1 Name: 4-Piperidinecarboxylic acid, 1-methyl-4-phenyl-, ethyl ester
NLM Classification #: QV 89
Public MeSH Note: OPERIDINE was see MEPERIDINE 1978-91
Online Note: use MEPERIDINE to search OPERIDINE 1978-91 (use PHENOPERIDINE 1992 forward)
History Note: OPERIDINE was see MEPERIDINE 1978-91
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/31

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0013427
Registry Numbers: 9E338QE28F
Related Numbers: 50-13-5; 57-42-1; N8E7F7Q170
Scope Note: A narcotic analgesic that can be used for the relief of most types of moderate to severe pain, including postoperative pain and the pain of labor. Prolonged use may lead to dependence of the morphine type; withdrawal symptoms appear more rapidly than with morphine and are of shorter duration.
Terms: Meperidine Preferred Term
Term UI T025626
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Isonipecain
Term UI T025625
Date04/21/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Pethidine
Term UI T025627
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID

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