Use of pure opioid antagonists for management of opioid-induced pruritus

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 68, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 1419-1425

  Miller, Jamie L ^a   Hagemann, Tracy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosage; Drug administration; Methylnaltrexone; Morphine; Naloxone; Naltrexone; Opiate antagonists; Opiates; Pediatrics; Pruritus; Quality of life; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

17 METHYLNALTREXONE; ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE SULFATE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NALBUPHINE; NALOXONE; NALTREXONE; OPIATE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PROPOFOL;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONSTIPATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RELEASE; DYSPHORIA; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MIOSIS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SOMNOLENCE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

EID: 79961110881     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp100475     Document Type: Article

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