Does pethidine still have a place in therapy?

Australian Prescriber

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 12-13

  Molloy, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Morphine; Pain

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; NORPETHIDINE; PETHIDINE; PHENOBARBITAL;

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CONFUSION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPLANT; MIGRAINE; NEUROPATHY; NOCICEPTION; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TIC; TREMOR;

EID: 0036171462     PISSN: 03128008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.2002.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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