Methadone as an analgesic for patients with chronic pain in methadone maintenance treatment programs (MMTPs)

Journal of Opioid Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-114

  Blinderman, Craig D ^a   Sekine, Ryuichi ^b   Zhang, Baohui ^c   Nillson, Matthew ^c   Shaiova, Lauren ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b KAMEDA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Health and Hospitals Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Methadone; Methadone maintenance treatment program; Pain

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; COCAINE; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAMORPHINE; DULOXETINE; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; LIDOCAINE; METHADONE; PREGABALIN; TIAGABINE; TIZANIDINE; TOPIRAMATE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHADONE TREATMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; SOMNOLENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT DURATION; VISCERAL PAIN;

EID: 65749117727     PISSN: 15517489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5055/jom.2009.0012     Document Type: Article

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