Alpha-2 agonists in acute pain management

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 2849-2868

  Chan, Albert Kam Ming ^a   Cheung, Chi Wai ^b   Chong, Yeow Kuan ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acute pain; Alpha 2 agonist; Analgesia; Clonidine; Dexmedetomidine; Fadolmidine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PRILOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DROWSINESS; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; NERVE BLOCK; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ANALGESICS; HUMANS; PAIN;

EID: 78149421069     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2010.511613     Document Type: Review

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