Fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal system: a review

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-8

  Minkowitz, Harold S ^a  

^a MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal patient controlled analgesia system

Indexed keywords

DRUG METABOLITE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 GLUCURONIDE; NORFENTANYL; OPIATE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; APPLICATION SITE ERYTHEMA; APPLICATION SITE PRURITUS; APPLICATION SITE VESICLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG FEVER; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INDUCED HYPOTENSION; IONTOPHORESIS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 34247532390     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.trap.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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