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> >****************************** > >Hi! Why shouldn't PWPs have opiates? > > >Should they also not have acetomnaphen?? > > >Why is Demerol not good? > > >Thanks! Bill Here is the URL for the Parkinsn's List Drug Database. http://www.parkinsons-information-exchange-network-online.com/drugdb/drugdb.html It's an excellent source. This is not the entire entry on Demerol, but enough to give you an idea how much information is in this Database. You'll need to bookmark it ,because it's something you will refer to many, many times. just me, Marjorie The P-I-E-N-O Parkinsn's List Drug Database meperidine, pethidine / DemerolTM PAIN RELIEVER, Analgesic, HIGH RISK! NOT TO BE TAKEN WITH EldeprylTM , selegeline Description: Meperidine hydrochloride is an oral and parenteral opiate agonist. In foreign countries, it is known as pethidine. Meperidine is not a natural opiate like morphine or codeine, but is a synthetic compound belonging to the phenylpiperidine class. Other members of this group include diphenoxylate and loperamide, agents commonly used to treat diarrhea, as well as the extremely potent analgesics fentanyl, alfentanil, and sufentanil. Meperidine is recommended for relief of moderate to severe pain but also has the unique ability to interrupt postoperative shivering and shaking chills induced by amphotericin B. Meperidine is metabolized to normeperidine, a compound capable of inducing seizures if it accumulates. Unlike morphine, which was in use long before the passage of the 1938 FD&C act, meperidine was first approved by the FDA and marketed in 1942. It is a schedule C-II controlled substance and is available in both oral and parenteral forms.