Improving Availability of and Access to Opioids in Colombia: Description and Preliminary Results of an Action Plan for the Country

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 758-766

  Leon, Marta Ximena ^a   De Lima, Liliana ^b   Florez, Sandra ^a   Torres, Marcela ^a   Daza, Marcela ^a   Mendoza, Lina ^a   Agudelo, Natalia ^a   Guerra, Laura ^a   Ryan, Karen ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SABANA   (Colombia)

^b International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

barriers; Colombia; drug availability; education; Opioid analgesics; opioid legislation

Indexed keywords

HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PETHIDINE;

ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; DRUG FORMULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COLOMBIA; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PAIN; PHARMACIES;

EID: 70350536531     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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