Meperidine

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Meperidine

Description of the Drug

Meperidine is an opioid agonist with analgesic and sedative properties used to manage severe pain.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00454

Brand Name(s)

Not Available

Company Owner(s)

Igi Laboratories Inc, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc, Watson Laboratories Inc, Abbott Laboratories Pharmaceutical Products Div, Validus Pharmaceuticals Llc, Genus Lifesciences Inc, Abbvie Inc, Wyeth Ayerst Laboratories, Specgx Llc, Hospira Inc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Mu opioid receptor SINGLE PROTEIN AGONIST CHEMBL233

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL25431
PharmGKB PA450369
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0014597
DrugBank DB00454
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 14823367
PubChem 4058
Nikkaji J4.578K
BindingDB 50026752
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID9023253
DrugCentral 1690
Brenda 5014 148401
Guide to Pharmacology 7221
rxnorm DEMEROL MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE MEPERIDINE
KEGG Ligand C07128
ChEBI 6754
ZINC ZINC000000001681