Cromolyn sodium: A potential therapy for uremic pruritus?

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-192

  Rosner, Mitchell H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cromolyn; Pruritus; Therapy; Uremia

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; COLESTYRAMINE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXEPIN; EMOLLIENT AGENT; GABAPENTIN; HYDROXYZINE; LORATADINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRURITUS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UREMIA; URINARY EXCRETION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CROMOLYN SODIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PRURITUS; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREMIA;

EID: 33645317582     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2006.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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