Pharmacologic Substance
meperidine hydrochloride
me·per·i·dine hy·dro·chlo·ride [ meh-payr-ih-deen hy-droh-klor-ide ]
Effect:
Analgesia; Decreased Organized Electrical Activity
May Treat:
Pain
More Information:
Definitions related to meperidine hydrochloride:
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A drug used to treat moderate to severe pain. It binds to opioid receptors in the central nervous system. Demerol is a type of analgesic agent and a type of opioid.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The hydrochloride salt of a synthetic piperidine ester with opioid analgesic activity. Meperidine mimics the actions of endogenous neuropeptides via opioid receptors such as the mu-opioid receptor, thereby producing characteristic morphine-like effects including analgesia, euphoria, sedation, respiratory depression, miosis, bradycardia and physical dependence.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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