meperidine
noun
me·per·i·dine
mə-ˈper-ə-ˌdēn 
: a synthetic narcotic drug C15H21NO2 used in the form of its hydrochloride as an analgesic, sedative, and antispasmodic
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The drugs implicated were meperidine in two patients, Percodan in one, and hydromorphone in one.
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Daniel Engber, Slate Magazine, 11 June 2017
The drugs implicated were meperidine in two patients, Percodan in one, and hydromorphone in one.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 2 June 2017
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Daniel Engber, Slate Magazine, 11 June 2017
The drugs implicated were meperidine in two patients, Percodan in one, and hydromorphone in one.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 2 June 2017
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meperidine
noun
me·per·i·dine
mə-ˈper-ə-ˌdēn
: a synthetic narcotic drug used in the form of its hydrochloride C15H21NO2·HCl as an analgesic, sedative, and antispasmodic
called also isonipecaine, pethidine
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