This is an unofficial archive of PsychonautWiki as of 2025-08-11T15:14:44Z. Content on this page may be outdated, incomplete, or inaccurate. Please refer to the original page for the most up-to-date information.
Pethidine: Difference between revisions
>BronzeManul m Fixed Wikipedia page link. |
>The Pharmer Grammatics |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
| ''[[Pethidine/Summary|Summary sheet: Pethidine]]'' | | ''[[Pethidine/Summary|Summary sheet: Pethidine]]'' | ||
|} | |} | ||
'''Pethidine''', known as '''meperidine''' in the United States (sold under the brand name '''Demerol'''), is a synthetic [[opioid]] [[pain relief |analgesic]] used for the treatment of moderate to severe pain. Compared to traditional opioids such as [[morphine]], pethidine was originially thought to be much safer and have less potential for abuse. It was later discovered that pethidine is significantly less safe than morphine and its metabolite | '''Pethidine''', known as '''meperidine''' in the United States (sold under the brand name '''Demerol'''), is a synthetic [[opioid]] [[pain relief |analgesic]] used for the treatment of moderate to severe pain. Compared to traditional opioids such as [[morphine]], pethidine was originially thought to be much safer and have less potential for abuse. It was later discovered that pethidine is significantly less safe than morphine and its metabolite norpethidine can be extremely toxic. | ||
==Chemistry== | ==Chemistry== | ||