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HIGH ALERT: Please read the COMMENTS very carefully.

Black Box Warning: Addiction, Abuse, and Misuse; Life -Threatening Respiratory Depression; Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome; Cytoshrome P450 3A4 interaction; Risks from Concomitant Use with CNS Depresssants and Monoamine Oxidase (MOA) Inhibi

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MEPERIDINE - ORAL FORMULATIONS ARE NONFORMULARY

MEPERIDINE - ORAL FORMULATIONS ARE NONFORMULARY
Drug Name Form Strength Non-Formulary Notes
MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION 10 mg/ml  
MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION 25 mg/ml  
MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION 50 mg/ml  
MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION 75 mg/ml  
MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION 100 mg/ml  
MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE SYRUP 50 mg/5 ml  
DEMEROL TABLET Not stocked  

View Other Therapeutic Options: Opioid Agonists: 280808
High Alert Drug

Comments:

Double-checks for appropriateness of drug/dose/pump setting/line placement must be performed during PCA/Epidural use.

Automatic stop order of 48 hours.

Oral formulations are not stocked at Genesis.

The High Risk/High Alert Medication Policy may be found by using the search function in Policies and Procedures


Last updated: Aug. 30, 2018
  • Black Box Warning: Addiction, Abuse, and Misuse; Life -Threatening Respiratory Depression; Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome; Cytoshrome P450 3A4 interaction; Risks from Concomitant Use with CNS Depresssants and Monoamine Oxidase (MOA) Inhibi


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