Paroxetine in the treatment of severe non-dermatological pruritus: A randomized, controlled trial

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1105-1112

  Zylicz, Zbigniew ^a,b   Krajnik, Malgorzata ^b   Sorge, Adriaan Alistar van ^c   Costantini, Massimo ^d  

^a Hospice Rozenheuvel   (Netherlands)

^b NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Induced itch; Itch; Paraneoplastic phenomenon; Paroxetine; Pruritus

Indexed keywords

PAROXETINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRURITUS; SOLID TUMOR; SOMNOLENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345275977     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.05.004     Document Type: Article

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