Co-administration of dextromethorphan and morphine: Reduction of post-operative pain and lack of influence on morphine metabolism

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 680-684

  Suski, MacIej ^a   Bujak Gizycka, Beata ^a   Madej, Jozef ^a   Kacka, Katarzyna ^a   Dobrogowski, Jan ^a   Woron, Jaroslaw ^a   Olszanecki, Rafal ^a   Korbut, Ryszard ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACODIN; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 3 GLUCURONIDE; MORPHINE 6 GLUCURONIDE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG GLUCURONIDATION; DRUG METABOLISM; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; NURSE CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SPINE SURGERY; DRUG COMBINATION; METABOLISM; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORPHINE; NURSE'S ROLE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE;

EID: 77954756722     PISSN: 17427835     EISSN: 17427843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2010.00559.x     Document Type: Article

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