Pharmaceutical treatment patterns for patients with a diagnosis related to chronic pain initiating a slow-release strong opioid treatment in Sweden

Pain

Volumn 153, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2325-2331

  Gustavsson, A ^a   Bjorkman, J ^b   Ljungcrantz, C ^a   Rhodin, A ^b,c   Rivano Fischer, M ^d   Sjolund, K F ^e   Mannheimer, C ^f  

^a i3 Innovus   (Sweden)

^b GRÜNENTHAL GMBH   (Germany)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Buprenorphine; Chronic pain; Fentanyl; Morphine; Opioid treatment; Oxycodone; Pharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BUPRENORPHINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SLOW RELEASE STRONG OPIOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; SWEDEN;

AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84868545462     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.07.011     Document Type: Article

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