Confirming false adverse reactions to drugs by performing individualized, randomized trials

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 149-153

  Knowles, Sandra R ^a   Uetrecht, Jack P ^a   Shear, Neil H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Case reports; N of 1 randomized clinical trial; Placebo

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CODEINE; DIMENHYDRINATE; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; PETHIDINE; PLACEBO; PROCAINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SECOBARBITAL;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; BLEPHAROSPASM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DROWSINESS; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0036760279     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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