Pharmacological approach to chronic visceral pain. Focus on oxycodone controlled release: An open multicentric study

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 185-190

  Liguori, Simeone ^a   Gottardi, M ^b   Micheletto, G ^c   Bruno, L ^d  

^a OORR   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^c ULSS 13   (Italy)

^d Oncology Institute of Romagna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Non cancer pain; Oxycodone; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

OXYCODONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPEN STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOMNOLENCE; VISCERAL PAIN; VOMITING; XEROSTOMIA; CHEMISTRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; INNERVATION; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCERA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYCODONE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCERA;

EID: 77951643453     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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