Acetaminophen injection: A review of clinical information

Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 340-349

  Jones, Virginia M ^a,b  

^a Department of Pharmacy Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Acute pain; Analgesia; Intravenous; Review

Indexed keywords

BUSULFAN; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIFLUNISAL; EFAVIRENZ; IBUPROFEN; IMATINIB; ISONIAZID; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; NEVIRAPINE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; PRIMIDONE; PROPACETAMOL; RIFAMPICIN; WARFARIN; ZIDOVUDINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; AGITATION; ANALGESIA; ANEMIA; ANXIETY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ATELECTASIS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONSTIPATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DEATH; DIARRHEA; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG METABOLISM; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERVOLEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INSOMNIA; KIDNEY COLIC; LIVER INJURY; LUNG EDEMA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MUSCLE SPASM; NAUSEA; OLIGURIA; PAIN; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PERIORBITAL EDEMA; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; STRIDOR; TACHYCARDIA; TRISMUS; VOMITING; WHEEZING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG INCOMPATIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIVER; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82455198875     PISSN: 15360288     EISSN: 15360539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15360288.2011.606293     Document Type: Review

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