respiratory depression

Etiology

pharmaceutical

• opiates, opioid receptor agonists
  • codeine
  • fentanyl (Sublimaze, Duragesic, Fentanyl Oralet, Actiq)
  • hydrocodone (Hycodan)
  • oxycodone (Roxicodone, OxyContin, OxyIR, OxyFast)
  • meperidine (Demerol)
  • sufentanil (Sufenta)
  • remifentanyl (Ultiva)
  • methadone (Dolophine, Methadose)
  • nalbuphine (Nubain)
  • pentazocine (Talwin)
• barbiturates
  • butalbital
  • mephobarbital (Mebaral)
  • pentobarbital (Nembutal)
  • phenobarbital (Luminal, Barbita, Solfoton, PB, PHB)
  • thiopental (Pentothal)
• sedative/hypnotics
  • ethchlorvynol (Placidyl)
  • paraldehyde
• benzodiazepines
  • diazepam (Vallium, Diastat)
  • midazolam (Versed)
  • oxazepam (Serax)
• anesthetics
  • bupivacaine (Marcaine, Sensorcaine)
  • halothane (fluothane)
  • isoflurane (Forane)
• bretylium (Bretylol)
• cisatracurium (Nimbex)
• cytosine arabinoside or cytarabine (Cytosar, ARA-C, HiDAC, Depocyt)
• dantrolene (Dantrium)
• droperidol (Inapsine)
• glutethimide (Doriden)
• haloperidol (Haldol, Halperon)
• magnesium gluconate (Magonate)
• pipecuronium (Arduan)
• quinidine [gluconate (Quinaglute, Quinalan) & sulfate (Quinidex, Quinora)
• tramadol (Ultram)

More general terms

• sign/symptom