Observations of medication compliance by measurement of urinary drug concentrations in a pain management population

Journal of Opioid Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 253-257

  West, Robert ^a   Pesce, Amadeo ^a   West, Cameron ^a   Crews, Bridgit ^a   Mikel, Charles ^a   Rosenthal, Murray ^a   Almazan, Perla ^a   Latyshev, Sergey ^a  

^a Millennium Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Carisoprodol; Medication compliance; Opioids; Pain patients

Indexed keywords

2 ETHYLIDENE 1,5 DIMETHYL 3,3 DIPHENYLPYRROLIDINE; CARISOPRODOL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; HYDROMORPHONE; MEPROBAMATE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NORCO; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE; PERCOCET; PERCODAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG URINE LEVEL; DRUG USE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CARISOPRODOL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DATABASES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; HYDROCODONE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OXYCODONE; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 77957312469     PISSN: 15517489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5055/jom.2010.0023     Document Type: Article

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