Prescription pattern of codeine for non-malignant pain: A pharmacoepidemiological study from the Norwegian prescription database

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 627-633

  Fredheim, O M S ^a,b,c   Skurtveit, S ^d,e   Moroz, A ^d   Breivik, H ^f,g   Borchgrevink, P C ^a,b  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^g OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARISOPRODOL; CODEINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; NITRAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; PARACETAMOL; PARALGIN; PINEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DATA BASE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PAIN; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BENZODIAZEPINES; CARISOPRODOL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CODEINE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; NORWAY; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64749113142     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.01910.x     Document Type: Article

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