Treatment of itching associated with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1462-1465

  Jenkins, J Kimble ^a   Boothby, Lisa A ^a   Guzmán Santos, Wilma M ^a   Edouard, Bruno ^a  

^a Columbus Regional Drug Info Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cholestyramine; Intrahepatic cholestasis; Itching; Phenobarbital; Pregnancy; Ursodeoxycholic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; COLESTYRAMINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HYDROXYZINE; PHENOBARBITAL; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; VITAMIN; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; CHOLAGOGUE;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; LIVER FUNCTION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDLINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PRURITUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ADULT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANTIPRURITICS; CHOLAGOGUES AND CHOLERETICS; CHOLESTASIS, INTRAHEPATIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHENOBARBITAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS; PRURITUS; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

EID: 0036707928     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1A479     Document Type: Article

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