A study on fu-yuan pellet, a traditional chinese medicine formula for detoxification of heroin addictions

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 408-411

  Wang, Xue ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Huang, Mingsheng ^a   Kang, Lin ^a   Hu, Min ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute heroin withdrawal syndrome; Fu Yuan Pellet; Randomized controlled trial; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; DIAMORPHINE; DRUGS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF ADDICTION; FU YUAN PELLET; LOFEXIDINE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPIATE ADDICTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADULT; CLONIDINE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73349088435     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952990903377146     Document Type: Article

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