Unbalanced regulation of over-the-counter analgesics: The lesser of two evils?

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 410-411

  Allison, Jeroan J ^a   Saag, Kenneth G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; OVERDOSE;

EID: 33745793647     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1227     Document Type: Note

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