Clinical pharmacology of systemic analgesics in neonates

Current Drug Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 152-158

  Allegaert, Karel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Developmental pharmacology; Neonate

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; AMIKACIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CODEINE; CREATININE; DIAMORPHINE; DRUG METABOLITE; FENTANYL; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PROPACETAMOL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; REMIFENTANIL; SUFENTANIL; TRAMADOL; VANCOMYCIN;

ANALGESIA; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIURESIS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVENTILATION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LUNG TOXICITY; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PAIN; PATIENT MONITORING; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; URINE RETENTION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 73449137569     PISSN: 15748855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157488509789055009     Document Type: Review

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