n. a potent opioid analgesic (see opiate) with mild sedative action, used to relieve moderate or severe pain of short duration (including that associated with childbirth). Side-effects may include nausea, dizziness, and dry mouth.
A synthetic analgesic and antispasmodic drug, which is used in the treatment of painful and spasmodic conditions in place of morphine and atropine. A prompt but short-lasting analgesic, it has less of a constipating e?ect than morphine but is less potent. Useful for analgesia during childbirth because it produces less respiratory depression in the baby than other opioids. Pethidine is one of the CONTROLLED DRUGS.... pethidine hydrochloride
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