Why were we abandoned? Orphan drugs in paediatric pain

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-96

  Grégoire, Marie Claude ^a,b   Finley, G Allen ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CELECOXIB; DICLOFENAC; GABAPENTIN; ORPHAN DRUG; PREGABALIN;

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG LABELING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; NOTE; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 34247379375     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/12.2.95     Document Type: Note

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