Rifampicin in opioid-induced itching

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 467-468

  Mercadante, Sebastiano ^a,b   Villari, Patrizia ^a   Fulfaro, Fabio ^b  

^a LA MADDALENA CANCER CENTER   (Italy)

^b SAMOT Onlus   (Italy)

Author keywords

Opioid switching; Opioid induced pruritus; Palliative care; Pruritus; Rifampicin

Indexed keywords

BILE SALT; METHADONE; MICROSOME ENZYME; MORPHINE; OPIATE; RIFAMPICIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS;

AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MORPHINE; PAIN; PRURITUS; RIFAMPIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034843915     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200000227     Document Type: Article

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