Demerol

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Dem·er·ol

 (dĕm′ə-rôl′, -rōl′)
A trademark for a preparation of meperidine.
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Dem•e•rol

(ˈdɛm əˌrɔl, -ˌrɒl)
Trademark.
a brand of meperidine.
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Noun1.Demerol - a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain
narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction
brand, brand name, marque, trade name - a name given to a product or service
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The amount of increase in deaths varied among different types of drugs: Deaths from synthetic opioids (fentanyl, methadone, Demerol) increased by 1,643 percent, deaths from heroin rose by 915 percent, and deaths from benzodiazepines (Xanax, Valium, Klonopin) increased by 830 percent.
rights to several well-known product lines from Sanofi US: Anzemet (dolasetron mesylate) Injection and Tablets, Claforan (cefotaxime) Injection/IM/IV, Demerol (meperidine hydrochloride) Tablets, Drisdol (ergocalciferol) Capsules and Oral Solution, Hiprex (methenamine hippurate) Tablets, Lasix (furosemide) Tablets, Norpramin (desipramine hydrochloride) Tablets and Trental (pentoxifylline) Tablets.
These include Anzemet (dolasetron mesylate) Injection and Tablets, Claforan (cefotaxime) Injection/IM/IV, Demerol (meperidine hydrochloride) Tablets, Drisdol (ergocalciferol) Capsules and Oral Solution, Hiprex (methenamine hippurate) Tablets, Lasix(furosemide) Tablets, Norpramin (desipramine hydrochloride) Tablets and Trental (pentoxifylline) Tablets.
Jackson's friendship would ultimately prove a curse for Klein after the King of Pop died of a drug overdose administered by another physician in 2009, and it was revealed that Klein had been regularly injecting Jackson with the powerful painkiller Demerol.
You prop her pillows for her, lace her lemonade with Demerol because she is dying and dying hurts you.
The resident, who had diagnosed her as having "hysterical symptoms," ordered a prescription for Demerol, a narcotic analgesic.
Doctor comes at midnight, gives me AGONY Sinead demerol shot, says he thinks I have a blood clot on my lung.
According to the report, the bizarre dictionary has a zero tolerance policy on morphine, demerol and barbituric acid precursor malonylurea, while marijuana, methamphetamine and even bong are allowed in it.
I was put out with the drug Demerol for my appendix operation - and that was what he was taking every day for years" Sir Elton John on fellow pop star Michael Jackson "If I was earning my money by hewing coal I would be very glad indeed to stop.
I was put out with the drug Demerol for my appendix operation and that was what he was taking every day for years" - Sir Elton John (pictured) on fellow pop star Michael Jackson.
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