meperidine hydrochloride

meperidine hydrochloride
A widely used narcotic analgesic. SYN: pethidine.

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me·per·i·dine hy·dro·chlo·ride (mə-perґĭ-dēn) [USP] a synthetic opioid analgesic, used as an analgesic to relieve moderate to severe pain, including during childbirth, and as an adjunct to anesthesia; administered orally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously, or intravenously. Abuse of this drug may lead to dependence. Called also pethidine hydrochloride.

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