Morphine metabolism in cancer patients on increasing oral doses‐no evidence for autoinduction or dose‐dependence.

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1983, Pages 85-93

  Sawe, J ^a   Svensson, JO ^a   Rane, A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; MORPHINE 3 GLUCURONIDE; MORPHINE 6 GLUCURONIDE;

ANALGESIA; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG RESPONSE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PHARMACOKINETICS; THERAPY;

AGED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENZYME INDUCTION; FEMALE; GLUCURONATES; HUMAN; KINETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MORPHINE; NEOPLASMS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0020620084     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1983.tb02148.x     Document Type: Article

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