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PRELIMINARY EXPERIENCE OF THE USE OF MEPTAZINOL AS AN OBSTETRIC ANALGESIC
Author(s) -
Jackson M. B. A.,
Robson P. J
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1980.tb04543.x
Subject(s) - pethidine , anesthesia , analgesic , medicine , adverse effect , pharmacology
Summary Following an open pilot trial, meptazinol [m(3‐ethyl‐l‐methyl‐hexahydro‐l‐H‐azepin‐3‐yl) phenol hydrochloride] was compared to pethidine in a single‐blind study in women requiring analgesia during labour. Meptazinol provided significantly better analgesia than pethidine with similar but possibly less distressing maternal side effects. There were no obvious adverse effects in the newborn.