Clonidine as an adjunct therapy to opioids for neonatal abstinence syndrome: A randomized, controlled trial

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Agthe, Alexander G ^a,b   Kim, George R ^a   Mathias, Kay B ^c   Hendrix, Craig W ^a   Chavez Valdez, Raul ^a   Jansson, Lauren ^a,d   Lewis, Tamorah R ^a   Yaster, Myron ^a   Gauda, Estelle B ^a,c,d,e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clonidine; Infants; Opioid withdrawal; Tincture of opium

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; OPIATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOMICIDE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLONIDINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEROIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METHADONE; NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME; OPIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66049162133     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-0978     Document Type: Article

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