Generic name: meperidine (oral/injection) [ me-PER-i-deen ]
Brand names: Demerol, Demerol HCl
Dosage forms: injectable solution (100 mg/mL; 25 mg/mL; 50 mg/mL; 75 mg/mL); intravenous solution (10 mg/mL-NaCl 0.9%); oral syrup (50 mg/5 mL); oral tablet (100 mg; 50 mg)
Drug class:Narcotic analgesics
What is meperidine?
Meperidine is an opioid medication used to treat moderate-to-severe pain.
Meperidine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
MISUSE OF OPIOID MEDICINE CAN CAUSE ADDICTION, OVERDOSE, OR DEATH. Keep the medication in a place where others cannot get to it.
Using opioid medicine during pregnancy may cause life-threatening withdrawal symptoms in the newborn.
Fatal side effects can occur if you use opioid medicine with alcohol, or with other drugs that cause drowsiness or slow your breathing.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use meperidine if you are allergic to it, or if you have:
severe asthma or breathing problems; or
a blockage in your stomach or intestines.
Do not use meperidine if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline,
