Opioid rotation in cancer patients: Pros and cons

ONCOLOGY

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 511-516

  Estfan, Bassam ^a   LeGrand, Susan B ^a,b   Walsh, Declan ^a   Lagman, Ruth L ^a   Davis, Mellar P ^a  

^a TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; FLUCONAZOLE; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; OXYCODONE; RIFAMPICIN; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; CANCER PAIN; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG TOLERANCE; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; TOXICITY; VOMITING; CLASSIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DECISION MAKING; DRUG TOLERANCE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PAIN;

EID: 23844495867     PISSN: 08909091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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