Nalmefene hydrochloride

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-143

  Chumpa, Atima ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Nalmefene; Naloxone; Opioid antagonist

Indexed keywords

BUTORPHANOL; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NALBUPHINE; NALMEFENE; NALTREXONE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE; PENTAZOCINE; PERCOCET; PETHIDINE;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CHILL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG EDEMA; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SEDATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TACHYCARDIA; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

EID: 0032913835     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199904000-00016     Document Type: Review

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