Clinical pharmacology and rationale of analgesic combinations

European Journal of Anaesthesiology, Supplement

Volumn 20, Issue 28, 2003, Pages 7-11

  Desmeules, J ^a,b   Rollason, V ^a   Piguet, V ^a   Dayer, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLONAZEPAM; CLONIDINE; CODEINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; FLUNITRAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; INDOMETACIN; KETAMINE; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; MIDAZOLAM; NALOXONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PHENYTOIN; PIROXICAM; PIRPROFEN; TILIDINE; TRAMADOL; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; ENANTIOMER; HUMAN; PAIN; PHARMACODYNAMICS;

ANALGESICS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; PAIN; PHARMACOLOGY, CLINICAL;

EID: 0038813494     PISSN: 09521941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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