Transdermal fentanyl in opioid-naive cancer pain patients. An open trial using transdermal fentanyl for the freatment of chronic cancer pain in opioid-naive patients and a group using codeine

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 185-192

  Vielvoye Kerkmeer, Ans P E ^a   Mattern, Carlien ^a   Uitendaal, Martin P ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b Janssen Cilag BV Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Transdermal fentanyl; WHO analgesic ladder

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEVER; HALLUCINATION; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; ILEUS; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; PANCYTOPENIA; PNEUMONIA; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN IRRITATION; SOMNOLENCE; VOMITING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CODEINE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN;

EID: 0034062939     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(99)00152-9     Document Type: Article

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