Meperidine Hydrochloride
Meperidine Hydrochloride is one of 8,063 medications in the MedPlain dataset. Key details — Brand name: Meperidine Hydrochloride; Generic name: MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE; Manufacturer: Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc..
| Brand name | Meperidine Hydrochloride |
|---|---|
| Generic name | MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE |
| Manufacturer | Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. |
| Used for | 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Meperidine Hydrochloride Tablets and Oral Solution are indicated for the management of acute pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate. Limitations of Use • Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, misuse, overdose, and death, which can occur at any dosage or duration and persist over the course of therapy, reserve opioid analgesics, including Meperidine Hydrochloride Tablets or Oral Solution, for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management of pain. Use of Meperidine Hydrochloride Tablets or Oral Solu |
| Dosage | 2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION • Meperidine Hydrochloride Tablets and Oral Solution should be prescribed only by healthcare professionals who are knowledgeable about the use of opioids and how to mitigate the associated risks. ( 2.1 ) • Use the lowest effective dosage for the shortest duration of time consistent with individual patient treatment goals. Reserve titration to higher doses of Meperidine Hydrochloride Tablets and Oral Solution for patients in whom lower doses are insufficiently effectiv |
| Warnings | WARNING: SERIOUS AND LIFE-THREATENING RISKS FROM USE OF MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE TABLETS AND ORAL SOLUTION Risk of Medication Errors Ensure accuracy when prescribing, dispensing, and administering Meperidine Hydrochloride Oral Solution. Dosing errors due to confusion between mg and mL, and other Meperidine Hydrochloride Oral Solutions of different concentrations can result in accidental overdose and death [see Dosage and Administration ( 2.1 ), Warnings and Precautions ( 5.1 )] . Addiction, Abus |
| Active ingredient(s) | MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE |
| Route | ORAL |
| Official label | https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=15bc51a8-1e24-4d33-9a2f-05a41c29acf0 |