Pathophysiology and management of opioid-induced pruritus

Drugs

Volumn 67, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2323-2333

  Ganesh, Arjunan ^a   Maxwell, Lynne G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antihistamines, therapeutic use; Nalbuphine, therapeutic use; Ondansetron, therapeutic use; Propofol, therapeutic use; Pruritus, drug induced; Pruritus, treatment; Rifampicin, therapeutic use

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALIZAPRIDE; BUPIVACAINE; BUTORPHANOL; DICLOFENAC; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DROPERIDOL; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE; HYDROXYZINE; MORPHINE; NALBUPHINE; NALMEFENE; NALOXONE; NALTREXONE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; RIFAMPICIN; SUFENTANIL; TENOXICAM;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OPIOID INDUCED PRURITUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 35948995359     PISSN: 00126667     EISSN: 00126667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00003495-200767160-00003     Document Type: Review

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