Pethidine Sentence Examples

Pethidine has an atropine like effect that is said to counteract the opioid effect on smooth muscle but this has not been proven clinically.

The reasons were either rapid delivery, analgesia refused, randomisation error or received meperidine (pethidine) or epidural respectively.

It is entirely possible that Shipman gave a much stronger opiate than pethidine.

Titrate small doses of intravenous opioid (morphine, pethidine) to control pain.

In my experience, its definitely preferable to Pethidine in terms of not sedating babies or women.