Transdermal fentanyl combined with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for analgesia in horses

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 550-554

  Thomasy, S M ^a   Slovis, N ^b   Maxwell, L K ^a   Kollias Baker, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HAGYARD EQUINE MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Equine; Opioids; Pain; Pharmacodynamics; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHENYLBUTAZONE;

ANALGESIA; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; AREA UNDER CURVE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HORSES; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 4243148471     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2004)18<550:TFCWNA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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