Tramadol hydrochloride: Something new in oral analgesic therapy

Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 215-226

  Williams, H James ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

analgesic; centrally acting; nonopioid; pain; tramadol

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CODEINE; DICLOFENAC; HYDROCODONE; IBUPROFEN; MORPHINE; NABUMETONE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL; VALPROIC ACID;

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SEIZURE; UNITED STATES; VERTIGO; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0031008730     PISSN: 0011393X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-393X(97)80018-5     Document Type: Article

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