Optimizing opioid management in palliative care

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Thomas, Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

17 METHYLNALTREXONE; ALVIMOPAN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYPROHEPTADINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FENTANYL; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROXYZINE; LAXATIVE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PARACETAMOL; PROCHLORPERAZINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

CANCER PAIN; CONFUSION; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTESTINAL DYSMOTILITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NAUSEA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PROGNOSIS; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; UNIVERSITY; VOMITING;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 36749062424     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2007.9828     Document Type: Review

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