Generic name: meperidine hydrochloride
Dosage form: tablet
Drug class:Narcotic analgesics
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Dec 22, 2021.
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WARNING: ADDICTION, ABUSE, AND MISUSE; RISK EVALUATION AND MITIGATION
STRATEGY (REMS); LIFE-THREATENING RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION; ACCIDENTAL
INGESTION; NEONATAL OPIOID WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; CYTOCHROME P450
3A4 INTERACTION; RISKS FROM CONCOMITANT USE WITH BENZODIAZEPINES
OR OTHER CNS DEPRESSANTS; and MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS (MAOIs)
INTERACTIONS
Addiction, Abuse, and Misuse
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