Avoid drinking alcohol while taking meperidine is the education should the nurse provide to this client who has prescribed meperidine 75 mg po q4h prn for the client's chronic pain.Meperidine is a synthetic opioid pain medication. A few side effects of meperidine include nausea, vomiting, constipation, sweating, lightheadedness, dizziness, drowsiness. Consuming alcohol while taking meperidine increases the risk that you will experience these serious, life-threatening side effects. Meperidine is also used during childbirth to relieve pain and is usually given by injection and provides pain relief for up to four hours.Meperidine is not recommended for patient controlled analgesia (PCA) since the maximum dosage can easily be exceeded leading to normeperidine-related neurotoxicity and seizures.
