Efficacy and safety of tramadol/acetaminophen in the treatment of breakthrough pain in cancer patients

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1315-1319

  Ho, Ming Lin ^a   Chung, Chih Yuan ^b   Wang, Chuan Cheng ^b   Lin, Hsuan Yu ^b   Hsu, Nicholas C ^b   Chang, Cheng Shyong ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN STUDY; TABLET; TAIWAN; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TAIWAN; TRAMADOL;

EID: 79551616355     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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