Methadone and Buprenorphine Toxicity in Children

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-95

  Boyer, Edward W ^a,b   McCance Katz, Elinore F ^c   Marcus, Steven ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE PLUS DIPHENOXYLATE; BUPRENORPHINE; BUPRENORPHINE PLUS NALOXONE; METHADONE; NALOXONE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION; PEDIATRICS; QT PROLONGATION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; TOXICOKINETICS; UNITED STATES;

BUPRENORPHINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; METHADONE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; POISONING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 77149158811     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2009.00002.x     Document Type: Article

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