The Price section compares costs of the same generic drugs across brands and is purely for information purpose. Medindia neither buys nor sells drugs. Pethidine (Pethidine Hcl (100 mg)) is an opioid ...

Review the side-effects of Pethidine as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication. In majority of the ...

Those who have undergone surgery are also advised to use the drug with caution because it is metabolised in the body to a by-product which accumulates, especially where the kidneys are malfunctioning.

FROM gas and air, to epidurals, there are many pain relief options during labour – and knowing what’s available beforehand can help determine what’s best for you. In England, around 40 per cent of ...

Pethidine is given to more than a quarter of a million women in labour each year in the UK, and many more worldwide. In the UK and Europe, remifentanil is rarely offered routinely in labour and its ...

The use of pethidine to relieve pain during birth may be on its way out as a small but growing number of doctors recommend a more powerful opiate that appears safer for babies. For years, many ...

Calls for rethink on childbirth pain relief as research shows remifentanil works better than pethidine A new drug to relieve pain during labour works better than pethidine, which has been in ...

LOCAL shortage of Pethidine tablets has sparked some concerns among some members of the sickle cell community who rank it as their top medication to alleviate pain. President of the Pharmaceutical ...

A pain-relieving drug could help halve the number of women needing epidurals during labour, a study found. Scientists say remifentanil, which is rarely offered during labour, is more effective at ...