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How to pronounce meperidine in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms demerol, meperidine hydrochloride
Type of narcotic

Examples of meperidine

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Codeine use fell 33 percent, while meperidine dropped 37 percent.
From the dispatch.com
He is a drug addict, hooked on a mix of cocaine and meperidine.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Students used drugs such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, meperidine, morphine and codeine without a prescription, the researchers found.
From the delawareonline.com
He prescribed meperidine-an outdated and toxic medication-which likely contributed to the charges, but the story creates a chilling atmosphere, regardless.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
More than 200,000 pounds of codeine, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone and meperidine were purchased at retail stores during 2005, the most recent year represented in the data.
From the washingtonpost.com
Pethidine, known in North America as meperidine, is not recommended for pain management due to its low potency, short duration of action, and toxicity associated with repeated use.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • A synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain
  • Pethidine (INN) or meperidine (USAN) (commonly referred to as Demerol but also referred to as: isonipecaine; lidol; pethanol; piridosal; Algil; Alodan; Centralgin; Dispadol; Dolantin; Mialgin (in Indonesia); Petidin Dolargan (in Poland);
  • Amphetamines potentiate the analgesic effect of meperidine.
  • A morphine-like drug used to relieve medium to severe pain. It belongs to the family of drugs called opioid analgesics and may be habit-forming. Also called Demerol.
  • A synthetic narcotic that in illicit use is usually injected but can be taken orally; the first synthetic opiate.
  • A synthetic opioid with medical uses obtainable under different brand names like Demerol.