Voluntary warnings and the limits of good prescribing behavior: the case for de-adoption of meperidine

Voluntary warnings and the limits of good prescribing behavior: the case for de-adoption of meperidine

Kevin J Friesen, Jamie Falk, Shawn BugdenCollege of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaBackground: Meperidine (pethidine) offers little to no therapeutic advantage over other opioids, may be more prone to abuse, and produces a neurotoxic metabolite with...

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Main Authors: Friesen KJ, Falk J, Bugden S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Pain Research
Subjects:
Meperidine
Pethidine
Safety
Warnings
Utilization
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