Pharmacist interventions in pain management

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 61, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 1487-1489

  Lynn, Marsha A ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; COCODAMOL; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; EMOLLIENT AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; IBUPROFEN; LAXATIVE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LEG PAIN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PNEUMATOSIS INTESTINALIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; STOMACH DISEASE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL;

EID: 5144222468     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/61.14.1487     Document Type: Article

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