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What is Demerol?

Demerol® is a brand name for meperidine, an opioid analgesic agent that is administered orally or by intramuscular injection. It is used for moderate-to-severe pain; for preoperative sedation. Off label it is used to reduce postoperative shivering and rigors from amphotericin.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 18 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Migraine headaches 8 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Fibromyalgia 5 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Migraine 3 2 Efficacy_moderate
Other 2 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Bowel irritability 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 21 patients currently taking Demerol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 6
None
 4

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Demerol

Sleepiness 3
Racing heart feeling 1
Dizziness 1
Rash or skin problems 1
Shaky hands 1
Nausea and vomiting 1
See all 10 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Demerol. See all 12 dosages ►

  as needed 2 50mg/mL as needed 50mg/mL as needed 50mg/5mL as needed 2 50mg as needed 50mg as needed 100mg/mL as needed 150ml as needed 75 mg monthly 50 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Demerol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 6   Other: 40%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 20%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 20%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 20%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 13%

See all 14 patients who’ve stopped taking Demerol

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Demerol

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Demerol

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Demerol

Always
 5 42%
Usually
 5 42%
Sometimes
 2 17%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Demerol

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 17%
A little
 4 33%
Not at all
 6 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Demerol

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 2 25%
$50-99
 1 13%
$25-49
 1 13%
< $25
 4 50%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.