Gabapentin as an adjuvant to opioid analgesia for neuropathic cancer pain

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 441-445

  Caraceni, Augusto ^a   Zecca, Ernesto ^a   Martini, Cinzia ^a   De Conno, Franco ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Cancer pain; Gabapentin; Neuropathic pain; Opioid analgesia

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; DEXAMETHASONE; GABAPENTIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLODYNIA; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONSTIPATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; SEDATION; VERTIGO;

ACETIC ACIDS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINES; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE;

EID: 0033042436     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(99)00033-0     Document Type: Article

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