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Preferred term

Droperidol  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A butyrophenone with general properties similar to those of HALOPERIDOL. It is used in conjunction with an opioid analgesic such as FENTANYL to maintain the patient in a calm state of neuroleptanalgesia with indifference to surroundings but still able to cooperate with the surgeon. It is also used as a premedicant, as an antiemetic, and for the control of agitation in acute psychoses. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 29th ed, p593)

Entry terms

  • 2H-Benzimidazol-2-one, 1-(1-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-oxobutyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-4-pyridinyl)-1,3-dihydro-
  • 548-73-2 (Droperidol)
  • O9U0F09D5X

In other languages

  • French

  • 2H-Benzimidazol-2-one, 1-(1-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-oxobutyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-4-pyridinyl)-1,3-dihydro-
  • 548-73-2 (Droperidol)
  • O9U0F09D5X

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TLLT0S12-Q

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