Is there an indication for the use of barbiturate-containing analgesic agents in the treatment of pain? Guidelines for their safe use and withdrawal management

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 191-197

  McLean, W ^a   Boucher, E A ^a   Brennan, M ^a   Holbrook, A ^a   Orser, R ^a   Peachey, J ^a   Sellers, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analgesic agents Barbiturates; Barbiturate containing analgesic agents; Headache; Migraine; Pain management

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIMIGRAINE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; BUTALBITAL; CAFERGOT; CAFFEINE; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; ERGOTAMINE TARTRATE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PENTOBARBITAL; SUMATRIPTAN; TECNAL; TRIANAL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SUPPOSITORY; TABLET;

EID: 0034485815     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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