Codeine/acetaminophen and hydrocodone/acetaminophen combination tablets for the management of chronic cancer pain in adults: A 23-day, prospective, double-blind, randomized, parallel-group study

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 581-587

  Rodriguez, René Fernando ^a,b   Castillo, Javier Mauricio ^b   del Pilar Castillo, Maria ^b   Nuñez, Paola Daza ^b   Rodriguez, Mario Fernando ^b   Restrepo, José Manuel ^b   Rodriguez, Jorge Martin ^b   Ortiz, Yamileth ^b   Angel, Ana Maria ^b  

^a Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management   (United States)

^b University Libre Cali   (United States)

Author keywords

acetaminophen; cancer pain; codeine; hydrocodone; opioid; palliative care

Indexed keywords

COCODAMOL; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOMBIA; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TABLET FORMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING; WEAKNESS; XEROSTOMIA;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CODEINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCODONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TABLETS;

EID: 34347399629     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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