"Meperidine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
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D008614
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.066.399.450 D03.383.621.349.450
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meperidine" by people in Profiles.
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Silverman ME, Shih RD, Allegra J. Morphine induces less nausea than meperidine when administered parenterally. J Emerg Med. 2004 Oct; 27(3):241-3.
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Richman PB, Allegra J, Eskin B, Doran J, Reischel U, Kaiafas C, Nashed AH. A randomized clinical trial to assess the efficacy of intramuscular droperidol for the treatment of acute migraine headache. Am J Emerg Med. 2002 Jan; 20(1):39-42.
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Carleton SC, Shesser RF, Pietrzak MP, Chudnofsky CR, Starkman S, Morris DL, Johnson G, Rhee KJ, Barton CW, Chelly JE, Rosenberg J, Van Valen MK. Double-blind, multicenter trial to compare the efficacy of intramuscular dihydroergotamine plus hydroxyzine versus intramuscular meperidine plus hydroxyzine for the emergency department treatment of acute migraine headache. Ann Emerg Med. 1998 Aug; 32(2):129-38.
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Liu JE, Gzesh DJ, Ballas SK. The spectrum of epilepsy in sickle cell anemia. J Neurol Sci. 1994 May; 123(1-2):6-10.
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Honet JE, Arkoosh VA, Norris MC, Huffnagle HJ, Silverman NS, Leighton BL. Comparison among intrathecal fentanyl, meperidine, and sufentanil for labor analgesia. Anesth Analg. 1992 Nov; 75(5):734-9.
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Carmichael FJ, Israel Y. In vitro inhibitory effects of narcotic analgesics and other psychotropic drugs on the active uptake of norepinephrine in mouse brain tissue. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1973 Aug; 186(2):253-60.
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BATE LC, PRO MJ. APPLICATION OF ACTIVATION ANALYSIS TO FORENSIC SCIENCE--II. DRUGS. Int J Appl Radiat Isot. 1964 Mar; 15:111-4.