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Demerol is an opioid pain medication. An opioid is sometimes called narcotic. Demerol is used to treat moderate to severe pain and also it may be used for the purposes not indicated in the medication guide. It should not be used by the persons who are all having Asthma and breathing problems.

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Meperidine hydrochloride is ethyl 1-methyl-4-phenylisonipecotate hydrochloride

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The generic name of Vicodin is hydrocodone.

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Demerol (meperidine hydrochloride) is an opioid pain medication (narcotic). It is used to treat moderate to severe pain.

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Meperidine Meperidine

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Is Demerol a schedue 2 drug?

Yes, in the US, Demerol (meperidine) is a Schedule 2 drug.


What does Demerol show up as on a drug test?

It shows up as Demerol, a controlled narcotic substance.


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Yes, Hydrocodone and Demerol are both opiates and will show up as "Opiate" on a drug screen.


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Will demoral show up in drug test?

Yes, demerol will show up in a drug screening test.


Does Demerol show up as on a drug test?

Oh, yes. It certainly does.


Demerol breakdown to morphine in drug screen?

No. Only morphine and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) will break down into the same compound. Demerol reduces to norperidine after it is metabolized.


Would Demerol have been available in 1980?

This drug was synthesided in 1939. In 1980 the use for this drug for treating pain was common.


Will Oxycontin and Demerol show up same drug screen?

Usually drug tests only test for the metabolite of opiates in your urine. So yes oxycodone will show up in a urine based drug test. Demerol being fully synthetic on the other hand may not.


Why would a patient be prescribed Demerol instead of morphine?

there might be a particular type of pain or they might be allergic to top level narcoticsMorphine is actually a drug and doctors try not to subscribe them because it can get addicting


Does Demerol show up in a 6 panel drug test?

Yes, it will show up as an Opiate.