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what kind of drug is meperidine
synthetic opiod agonist at mu and kappa
what is the downfall of meperidine
has normeperidine as its metabolite
what does normeperidine cause
toxicity . cns, delirium. myoclonus. sz. hallucinations
whats the half life of demerol
3-5h.
is meperidine protein bound?
yes, highly. 60%
who is meperidine esp bad for
renal pt. >35h elimination half time.
cardiac effects of demerol
orthostatic htn, increased HR
what is meperidine good for
post op shivering
demerol w SSRI’s causes
serotonin syndrome.
what is the dose ceiling on opiates
there is none
what is methadones MOA
mu agonist with NMDA antagonism
metabolism of methadone
CYP
weird thing about methadone
variable half life so builds up easily 8-60hours. causes resp depression.
methadone cardiac effects
QT prolongation - torsades - arrthymias.
why were opiod agonist-antagonists made
resp depression and OD’s
opiod agonist-antagonist MOA
bind to mu, also bind as antagonist
examples of agonist-antagonists
pentazocine, Buprenorphine
agonist-antagonists.. can you keep raising the dose
no they have a ceiling effect.