Analgesics in ophthalmic practice: A review of the oral non-narcotic agent tramadol

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 455-461

  Gaynes, Bruce I ^a   Barkin, Robert L ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Dependence; Nonopiate; Ocular pain; Opioid; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETICS; DISEASES; DRUG DOSAGE; PHARMACOKINETICS;

ANALGESICS; OCULAR PAIN; PHARMACOLOGY; TRAMADOL;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

BUTALBITAL; CAFFEINE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; EMPRIN; FIOROCET; FIORONAL; HYDROCODONE; IBUPROFEN; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PERCODAN; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VICODAN;

ANALGESIA; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERTIGO; VOMITING; XEROSTOMIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; TRAMADOL;

EID: 0032766386     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199907000-00020     Document Type: Review

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