Iontophoresis: The process behind noninvasive drug delivery

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 292-294

  Viscusi, Eugene R ^a,b   Witkowski, Thomas A ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALZA Ortho McNeil Advisory Board   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; EMLA; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE;

ANTINOCICEPTION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG POTENCY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROANALGESIA; IONTOPHORESIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 19344363960     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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