Pethidine (
INN) or meperidine (
USAN) (also referred to as: isonipecaine; lidol; pethanol; piridosal; Algil®; Alodan®; Centralgin®; Demerol®; Dispadol®; Dolantin®; Petidin® Dolargan® (in
Poland); Dolestine®; Dolosal®; Dolsin®; Mefedina®) is a fast-acting
opioid analgesic drug. In the United States and Canada, it is more commonly known as meperidine or by its brand name Demerol.
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