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pethidine
(redirected from Normeperidine)

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pethidine
a white crystalline water-soluble drug used as an analgesic. Formula: C15H21NO2.HCl


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However, the sole active metabolite, normeperidine, is a central nervous system excitatory agent and has the ability to cause seizures, especially in patients with renal dysfunction.
Meperidine and seizures in a 16-year-old by Muniz, Antonio E. / Southern Medical Journal
Normeperidine is an active nonopioid metabolite that is clinically important in that it is not naloxone-reversible.
Pharmacologic Management of Acute and Chronic Pain by BARKIN, DIANA / Southern Medical Journal
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