Concept information
Preferred term
Droperidol
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Dehidrobenzperidol
- Droleptan
- Inapsine
Scope note
- 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)
History note
- 74(73)
In other languages
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Finnish
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Dehydrobenzperidol
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004329
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