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Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Piperidines > Remifentanil
Organic Chemicals > Carboxylic Acids > Acids, Acyclic > Propionates > Remifentanil
Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Volatile > Propionates > Remifentanil

Preferred term

Remifentanil  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 3-(4-Methoxycarbonyl-4-((1-oxopropyl)phenylamino)-1-piperidine)propanoic Acid Methyl Ester

Scope note

  • A piperidine-propionate derivative and opioid analgesic structurally related to FENTANYL. It functions as a short-acting MU OPIOID RECEPTOR agonist, and is used as an analgesic during induction or maintenance of general anesthesia, following surgery, during childbirth, and in mechanically ventilated patients under intensive care.

History note

  • 2019 (1991)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000077208

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