Patients discharged with a prescription for acetaminophen-containing narcotic analgesics do not receive appropriate written instructions

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-50

  Osborne, Zane P ^a   Bryant, Sean M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Narcotic analgesic

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; ENDOCET; FLORICET; HYCO PAP; HYDROCODONE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NORCO; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PARACETAMOL PLUS PENTAZOCINE; PENTAZOCINE; PERCOCET; ROXICET; TYLOX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WYGESIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037266436     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2003.50038     Document Type: Article

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