Serious morbidity associated with misuse of over-the-counter codeine-ibuprofen analgesics

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 516-

  Karamatic, Rozemary ^a   Croese, John ^b   Roche, Enrico ^a  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; IBUPROFEN PLUS OXYCODONE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; IBUPROFEN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTESTINE ULCER; LETTER; MALE; MORBIDITY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; SELF MEDICATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADDICTION; NOTE;

ANALGESICS; CODEINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; MALE; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84855171636     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.10463     Document Type: Letter

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