Droperidol vs. prochlorperazine for the treatment of acute headache

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-150

  Weaver, Christopher S ^a   Jones, James B ^a,b   Chisholm, Carey D ^a   Foley, Michael J ^a,c   Giles, Beverly K ^a   Somerville, Geoffrey G ^a   Brizendine, Edward J ^a   Cordell, William H ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c Pharmacia Corporation ^*

Author keywords

Droperidol; Headache; Pain; Prochlorperazine

Indexed keywords

DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DROPERIDOL; ONDANSETRON; PETHIDINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AKATHISIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; EMERGENCY WARD; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN AREA; VOMITING;

EID: 1242317737     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2003.05.005     Document Type: Article

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