Intranasal medication delivery for children: A brief review and update

Pediatrics

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 532-537

  Wolfe, Timothy R ^a,b   Braude, Darren A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Jordan Valley Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; Analgesia; Anticonvulsants; Fentanyl; Intranasal; Midazolam; Narcotics; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PARALDEHYDE; SUFENTANIL; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ANALGESIA; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG COST; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NASAL BURNING; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE IRRITATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; CHILD; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ANALGESICS; CHILD; HUMANS;

EID: 77956287688     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-0616     Document Type: Short Survey

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