The risk of seizures associated with tramadol

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 607-611

  Jick, Hershel ^a   Derby, Laura E ^a   Vasilakis, Catherine ^a   Fife, Daniel ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b R W JOHNSON PHARMACEUTICAL RES I   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE AGONIST; TRAMADOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRESCRIPTION; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATABASES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SEIZURES; TRAMADOL;

EID: 0031960062     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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