Comparative trial of tramadol/paracetamol and codeine/paracetamol combination tablets on the vigilance of healthy volunteers

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 707-711

  Pickering, Gisèle ^a   Estrade, Marielle ^a   Dubray, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Choice reaction time; Clinical trial; Somnolence

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; CODEINE PLUS PARACETAMOL; PARACETAMOL; PARACETAMOL PLUS TRAMADOL; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPONSE TIME; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SOMNOLENCE; TABLET; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ATTENTION; CODEINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; TABLETS; TRAMADOL;

EID: 33645229205     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: 14728206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2005.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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