Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-74806-9_14
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Remifentanil and Other Opioids

Abstract: Most opioids used in anaesthesia are of the anilidopiperidine family, including fentanyl, alfentanil, sufentanil and remifentanil. While all share similar pharmacological properties, remifentanil, the newest one, is probably the most original, which is the reason this review focusses especially on this drug. Remifentanil is a potent mu-agonist that retains all the pharmacodynamic characteristics of its class (regarding analgesia, respiratory depression, muscle rigidity, nausea and vomiting, pruritus, etc.) but… Show more

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“…Because, during surgery, electroencephalographic monitoring of the depth of hypnosis was not conducted as the patient's head was frequently manipulated during the surgery, it was hard to obtain any sustained and reliable recordings of the electroencephalogram [9] . Another limitation was that the doses chosen for these two opioids, REM and FEN, were not strictly equipotent, due to the different pharmacokinetic characteristics [19,20] .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Because, during surgery, electroencephalographic monitoring of the depth of hypnosis was not conducted as the patient's head was frequently manipulated during the surgery, it was hard to obtain any sustained and reliable recordings of the electroencephalogram [9] . Another limitation was that the doses chosen for these two opioids, REM and FEN, were not strictly equipotent, due to the different pharmacokinetic characteristics [19,20] .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Det har vaert et viktig mål for farmasøytisk forskning å utvikle fettløselige legemidler som elimineres enda raskere, ved nedbrytning også utenfor leveren. Et slikt legemiddel er opioidet remifentanil, som metaboliseres av uspesifikke esteraser overalt i kroppsvesker og vev (7,8). Høy grad av metabolisme gjør at remifentanil i liten grad når å diffundere ut i vev før det blir brutt ned, dermed blir distribusjonsvolumet også lavt.…”
Section: Eliminasjonunclassified
“…El remifentanilo es un opioide potente sintético de la familia de las anilidopiperidinas con características farmacológicas únicas que lo hacen ideal para la laringoscopia/intubación, principalmente debido a su rápido inicio y finalización de acción al ser usado en infusión continua 8,9 . Sin embargo, al usar infusiones manuales es común la sobre o la infradosificación del medicamento, lo cual aumenta el riesgo de efectos colaterales.…”
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