Analgesic efficacy of flupirtine in primary care of patients with osteoporosis related pain: A multivariate analysis

Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 496-502

  Ringe, Johann D ^a,e   Miethe, Dirk ^b   Pittrow, David ^c   Wegscheider, Karl ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Division Henning   (Germany)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^e KLINIKUM LEVERKUSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analgesic, centrally acting, non opioid; CAS 56995 20 1; Flupirtine; Osteoporosis related pain; Trancopal Dolo , analgesic efficacy, observational phase IV study, primary care

Indexed keywords

FLUPIRTINE; TRANCOPAL DOLO;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAIN; PHASE 4 CLINICAL TRIAL; URTICARIA; VERTIGO; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0043169341     PISSN: 00044172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1297139     Document Type: Article

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