Opioid-induced pruritus: An update

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-6

  Reich, A ^a,b   Szepietowski, J C ^a,b  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIZAPRIDE; DICLOFENAC; DIPHENYHYDRAMINE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; DROPERIDOL; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NALBUPHINE; NALOXONE; NALTREXONE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; TENOXICAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTIPRURITICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PAIN; PRURITUS;

EID: 71949111513     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03463.x     Document Type: Review

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