Antidepressant drugs as adjuvant analgesics

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 392-405

  Watson, C Peter N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

analgesic adjuvants; Antidepressants; chronic pain

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; DESIPRAMINE; DIBENZEPIN; DOSULEPIN; DOXEPIN; IMIPRAMINE; MAPROTILINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PHENELZINE; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SEROTONIN AGONIST; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSTIPATION; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FACE PAIN; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; MIGRAINE; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIAPISM; REVIEW; SEDATION; SEIZURE; TENSION HEADACHE; WEIGHT GAIN; XEROSTOMIA;

ANALGESICS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 20TH CENT.; HUMAN; PAIN;

EID: 0028102033     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0885-3924(94)90177-5     Document Type: Article

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