Possible dangerous interaction of Oxycontin and carisoprodol

American Family Physician

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2273-

  Reeves, Roy R ^a   Mack, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARISOPRODOL; NALOXONE; OXYCODONE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUMBAR SPINE; MYALGIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CARISOPRODOL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; OXYCODONE;

EID: 0037602181     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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