A comparative analysis of cetirizine, gabapentin and their combination in the relief of post-burn pruritus

Burns

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 203-207

  Ahuja, Rajeev B ^a   Gupta, Rajat ^a   Gupta, Gaurav ^a   Shrivastava, Prabhat ^a  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Gabapentin; Itch; Post burn pruritus

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; GABAPENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POST BURN PRURITUS; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINES; ANALGESICS; BURNS; CETIRIZINE; CHILD; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS, NON-SEDATING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRURITUS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551601031     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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