big push to avoid using Demerol (meperidine)

November 2001

You'll see a big push to avoid using Demerol (meperidine).

Hospitals are now restricting its use.

Meperidine is NOT the drug of choice for pain...even for acute pancreatitis or gallbladder pain.

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Table of Contents

concerns about bioterrorism
SSRIs can prevent heart attacks
diphenhydramine decreases cognitive function in elderly patients
Women's Health NuvaRing, the first contraceptive vaginal ring
Infectious Diseases HIV/AIDS patients taking the new combo product called Trizivir
Infectious Diseases The Lyme vaccine (Lymerix) can now be given in an accelerated dosing schedule
Infectious Diseases Intron A is effective for treating ACUTE hepatitis C
Gastroenterology H. pylori infection increases the risk of gastric cancer
Rheumatoid Arthritis Remicade (infliximab) for rheumatoid arthritis
appropriate use of inhaled steroids for treating persistent asthma
Supplements Vitamin B12 deficiency can often be treated with ORAL supplements
Supplements antioxidants and zinc to slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
Supplements whether glucosamine can cause elevated cholesterol and blood pressure
Anemia Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa), the new longer-acting erythropoietin analog for anemia
Hematology & Oncology Gleevec (imatinib), a new cancer drug for chronic myeloid leukemia
Neurology & Pain big push to avoid using Demerol (meperidine)