Controlled release oxycodone - An evidence-based treatment for pain in acute herpes zoster

Pain

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 175-176

  Haanpää, Maija ^a,b  

^a Rehabilitation ORTON   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAMCICLOVIR; GABAPENTIN; OXYCODONE; PLACEBO;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDITORIAL; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RASH; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; OXYCODONE; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61849162792     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.01.025     Document Type: Editorial

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