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Normeperidine solution

100 μg/mL in methanol, ampule of 1 mL, certified reference material, Cerilliant®

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C14H19NO2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
233.31
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material

Quality Level

form

liquid

feature

Snap-N-Spike®/Snap-N-Shoot®

packaging

ampule of 1 mL

manufacturer/tradename

Cerilliant®

drug control

Narcotic Licence Schedule A (Switzerland); estupefaciente (Spain); Decreto Lei 15/93: Tabela IA (Portugal)

concentration

100 μg/mL in methanol

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable
liquid chromatography (LC): suitable

application(s)

forensics and toxicology

format

single component solution

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

O=C(OCC)C1(C2=CC=CC=C2)CCNCC1

InChI

1S/C14H19NO2/c1-2-17-13(16)14(8-10-15-11-9-14)12-6-4-3-5-7-12/h3-7,15H,2,8-11H2,1H3

InChI key

QKHMFBKXTNQCTM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Normeperidine is a toxic primary metabolite of the opioid analgesic meperidine. This Certified Snap-N-Spike® Solution is suitable for use in pain prescription monitoring, clinical toxicology, urine drug testing, or forensic analysis by LC-MS/MS, LC/MS or GC/MS. Meperidine, a synthetic opioid with effects similar to morphine, is used as a painkiller.

Legal Information

CERILLIANT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Snap-N-Shoot is a registered trademark of Cerilliant Corporation
Snap-N-Spike is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 1

Target Organs

Eyes,Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

49.5 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

9.7 °C - closed cup


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J L Plummer et al.
Toxicology, 95(1-3), 37-44 (1995-01-06)
This study investigated behavioural effects of the toxic pethidine metabolite, norpethidine, in rats and its interactions with reserpine, apomorphine and physostigmine. Following intraperitoneal administration, brain concentrations of norpethidine reached a plateau after 20-40 min and remained elevated for 2 h.
Meperidine in patient-controlled analgesia: a near-fatal mishap.
R J Geller
Anesthesia and analgesia, 76(3), 655-657 (1993-03-01)
M Shen et al.
Fa yi xue za zhi, 13(1), 3-5 (1997-01-01)
In this study, urine concentrations of meperidine and normeperidine after a single therapeutic dose of meperidine in 5 healthy volunteers have been measured and compared the results to those in meperidine addicts. The results showed that there was a significant
P A Stone et al.
British journal of anaesthesia, 71(5), 738-740 (1993-11-01)
Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with i.v. opioids is prescribed increasingly. We report three cases of norpethidine toxicity in patients receiving pethidine by PCA.
Recognizing normeperidine toxicity.
Patricia McDermot
Nursing, 33(3), 24-24 (2003-03-21)

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